Italian newspaper: Conte meets Macron and Merkel to find a new leader for Libya

A report published by the Italian newspaper "La Stampa" says that the pessimism that prevailed during the works of the Mediterranean Dialogues Conference that took place last week in the Italian capital, Rome, whether about the Libyan crisis or about the success of the conference to be held in Berlin, was a general feeling.

Which imposed on the countries most committed to the Libyan file to accelerate the pace to break the stalemate, especially after the situation in Libya became glowing with the announcement of retired Major General Khalifa Hifter yesterday in a public speech "zero hour" to start a decisive attack on the capital, Tripoli.

The newspaper believes that Italy is lining up with France, Germany and Britain to determine what operation is supposed to be moved during these hours to reach before anything else a ceasefire in Libya, even though London is still somewhat affected by the internal political situation.

The newspaper refers in this regard to the meeting that took place in Brussels between Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the aim of developing and developing new concrete initiatives on the Libyan crisis file.

An exploratory visit
The newspaper stated that the initiative will discuss the initiative to send a joint European delegation to conduct an exploratory visit to Libya with the aim of identifying a new Libyan leader who is able to manage the calm in the country.

The newspaper believes that this initiative indicates the embodiment of a certain elementary certainty, in the chaos currently prevailing in Libya, which is that the Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, not even the retired Major General Khalifa Haftar, can not lead the united leadership of Libya, especially since Sarraj has become weak, and that Haftar has become It is impossible to "digest" it by the Libyan tribes in the west of the country.

Lastamba noticed that there are no candidate names yet, despite the confirmation by some diplomatic sources in Rome, Paris and Brussels that some initial names have started.

The Italian newspaper noted that the Italian Prime Minister Conte was expressed in Brussels yesterday, his country's concern when he said, "The European Union should close ranks because the issue does not only concern Italy, adding that" Italy's concerns must become European. "

Zero hour
Lastamba saw that the expected scenario now is a marked escalation of violence in Tripoli, especially after Haftar announced the launch of the "Zero Hour" to enter the heart of the Libyan capital and the arrival of Russian snipers at the fighting hubs, which was confirmed by the Italian intelligence services.

"Lastamba" continued by saying that it is now very possible for the Russian military intervention in Libya to find an ally represented in Turkey, with the aim of sharing new areas of influence between the two countries, to put Egypt Sisi in the corner, and to put the European Union in a very difficult position, especially since Brussels will not agree to any A form of the Memorandum of Understanding that Ankara signed with Tripoli regarding the demarcation of the maritime border between the two countries.

The newspaper revealed that Italy was the one that asked on Wednesday evening to organize the tripartite European summit meeting on Libya, and this was confirmed by Conte to reporters, noting that it is expected that Haftar's military operations taking place in western Libya will not lead to a return to stability in the country, and for this it is very important to The European Union is moving with one voice now. "

The Italian newspaper also pointed to the ambiguity of the American position, which certainly contributed to the current chaos, as Conte said, "Whoever possesses weapons on the ground wins, and what is before us now is a proxy war, and it has become impossible to control, especially since the conflict of interests of foreign powers exacerbates The situation is there every day. "

Anxiety and excitement
Among the most worrying factors, he added, is the "danger of attracting terrorists to the Mediterranean region with results that nobody can afford."

On the threat of terrorism, Conte insisted on the line he talked about at the Mediterranean Dialogues Conference that took place last week in Rome, when he called on the French to move in concrete terms with what they are declaring, and the need to avoid continuing a game that is excessively unbalanced in favor of Haftar.

The newspaper concluded that if there is something the French feel very noticeably it is the threat of terrorism, and therefore it is not farfetched now - especially in light of the accelerating events on the ground - that the issue of offering a new name to the leadership of Libya push them to accept a joint decision with the European allies.