EU proposal to send soldiers to Libya met with skepticism
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European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini wants the EU to consider sending soldiers to Libya to back up a potential national unity government but the plan has met with scepticism from EU governments worried about the risks.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday will discuss whether to authorise Mogherini to draw up proposals for a possible mission to Libya in the event UN-brokered talks to resolve a political crisis there bear fruit. Libya has descended into chaos, with two rival governments and armed factions battling for power and oil wealth. Mogherini has floated the idea of the 28-nation EU sending a team to Libya to monitor a ceasefire or to protect airports and other infrastructure if the talks led by UN envoy Bernardino Leon succeed. She has also suggested EU ships could help police an arms embargo.
