European Union's foreign ministers agreed on Monday, though only in principle, on a new mission — which would include naval assets — to monitor Libya's UN arms embargo,
The Italian news agency ANSA has reported that negotiations to re-launch Operation Sophia, in order to monitor the arms embargo imposed on Libya, have run into a number
Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz said that the suspended European naval operation "Sophia" launched on the Libyan coasts was practically ineffective in the period be
Spokeswoman for the EU foreign policy chief, Maya Kosyanchich, said that the fate of the Operation Sophia, the EU naval mission targeting human trafficking in the Medit
The spokesman for the Libyan Navy, Ayoub Qassim said that the European statements regarding the suspension of Operation Sophia are not of the Libyan state's concern in any means.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini said that there is a broad European consensus on preserving the Operation Sophia in t