Italy and France now have "much closer" stances over Libya than previously, premier Mario Draghi said on Friday after a high-level summit in Paris on the war-torn oil state.
"If we don't agree, this does not help Libya. Italy and France's positions are now much closer," Draghi said at a press conference.
"This is also due to the trust and esteem that exists between us," Draghi said, turning towards France's president Emmanuel Macron.
The summit organised by Italy, France, Germany, Libya and the United Nations agreed to push for sanctions against anyone who disrupts polls in Libya slated for 24 December and its UN backed political transition, said Draghi and other leaders taking part in Friday's summit.
France has faced accusations that it favoured eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar, a former CIA asset, in his military conflict with the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) based in Tripoli.
Italy and Turkey supported the GNA. Following UN mediation, rival militias loyal to Haftar and the GNA agreed to a ceasefire last October.
