"The choice is trying to do something now, or meeting urgently in April, May...and try to do a deal then." In exchange, Turkey is supposed to receive billions of euros, visa-free travel for its citizens, and fast-tracked EU membership talks. The bottom line is that the Turkey deal works. Libya and Egypt are the main migrant departure points, and pacts with them would probably have the biggest immediate impact. Muscat wants to build on a deal Italy is trying to reach with Libya by adding EU funds and other support.

Source: Libya Today January 15, 2017 15:33 UTC