Increasing cooperation between Italy and Turkey is key to stabilising war-ravaged Libya, foreign minister Luigi Di Maio said on Friday.
"Ever-greater cooperation between Italy and Turkey is essential," Di Maio said at a joint press conference in Rome with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
"Despite many obstacles, at this time there is a bigger window of opportunity for political progress in stabilising Libya", Di Maio added.
Italy and Turkey are working together "to support Libya's return to full oil production and export capacity," Di Maio said.
Rome and Ankara back Libya's internationally recognised government in Tripoli which is fighting eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army and allied forces for control of the former Italian colony.
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