Committee on follow up of MoU between EU's Sofia forces and Libyan Navy meet in Tunis.

Tripli, 18.10.2016(Lana) A broad meeting was convened by Adhoc committee on follow up of MoU between EU's Sofia forces and Libyan Navy. The MoU designed to fight illegal immigration and held a meeting last week in Tunis to discuss mechanisms and guidelines to start training of Libyan coast guard and navy to fight illegal immigration. Libyan Navy spokesman, Brig. Ayub Qassem told Lana that the meeting confirmed that the training programme will be launched on 24 of this month. The trainees will embark from Misrata port and the training will include over 80 trainees besides supervisors from various specialties. He also said the training will last for 14 weeks on board an Italian training ship, Saint Giorgio. He also said the head of the EU team of experts has praised work of the Libyan navy describing it as prominent and wonderful in an email to the Libyan navy. =Lana=