"At the moment we cannot sign an agreement like that concluded with Turkey," said Merkel in a video podcast. She added that an agreement could only be reached once the political situation has improved and " the unity government is really a unity government that has control over the entire country. "Giving comments following an informal summit of Southern European countries, Muscat said that short-term measures were necessary. “The only solution there has been so far from Europe is the deal with Turkey. It isn’t a perfect deal and it has many problems, but it is the only solution we have had.

Source: Libya Today January 28, 2017 17:36 UTC