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Italy Rules Out Military Operations in Libya - Foreign Minister

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Italy won't participate in any military operations in Libya.

When it comes to Libya, Italy should carefully consider its military plans, as its intervention could make matters worse and turn the already volatile North African nation into complete chaos, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi told the Italian daily La Repubblica in an interview. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Italy is not preparing any military operations in Libya, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Friday.

"We are not preparing any military missions," Gentiloni said at a press conference following the meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

It is necessary to have a well-thought strategy not to repeat previous mistakes, according to Gentiloni.

"We cannot repeat the mistakes that were made earlier," he underscored.

In 2011, as civil war broke out in Libya, a multi-state coalition, consisting mostly of NATO members, began a military intervention in the country with the declared aim of establishing an immediate ceasefire.

The operation ended with a decisive NATO victory, which led to the escalation of the conflict in the country and the subsequent killing of the country's long-standing leader, Muammar Gaddafi.

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