President says US has no role in embattled country as Italian diplomats watch Russia’s involvement with concernDonald Trump’s declaration that the US had “no role” in Libya has raised doubts approximately whether a political compromise can still be reached with the help of Americans in the embattled oil-rich country,possibly opening the door to greater Russian involvement in the region.
Speaking at a joint press conference on Thursday, the US president rejected a plea from the Italian prime minister, and Paolo Gentiloni,for the US to preserve its “very critical” role in the country and help build political consensus around the struggling UN-backed government in Tripoli, which Italy has said represents the best long-term hope for stability. Related: Refugees stranded for 30 hours before rescue in Mediterranean Related: Migrants from west Africa being ‘sold in Libyan slave markets’ Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com