2024-06-23 10:48:31
The European Union introduced the appointment of Admiral Valentino Rinaldi for a second time period as the brand new commander of Operation Irini, which is anxious with implementing the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations on Libya.
The European Union defined that Rinaldi will take over command from Admiral Stefano Torchetto on July 19.
Rinaldi beforehand assumed the duties of the operation in the course of final 12 months, earlier than the Greek Konstantinos Bakalakos took command of the pressure within the Mediterranean.
The change of command ceremony befell on board the Italian ship San Giusto, within the metropolis of Naples, indicating that the Greek will assume command of the Mediterranean for a interval of 6 months in a strategy of exchanging duties together with his Italian counterpart.
Operation Erni, whose present mandate continues till March 31, 2025, is anxious with monitoring and amassing details about illicit exports of oil, crude oil, and refined petroleum merchandise from Libya, along with disrupting the operations of human smuggling and trafficking networks.
Throughout final April, Operation Irini investigated 628 business ships through radio calls, out of a complete of greater than 14,120 ships, in keeping with what was reported by the Italian Nova Company.
The Italian company added that the operation charged with implementing the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations on Libya carried out 8 visits on board ships throughout the identical interval. Bringing the full variety of visits carried out for the reason that starting of the operation to 603 visits.
Irini additionally monitored 22 suspicious flights out of 1,400, and continued to observe 25 airports and runways, together with 16 ports and oil terminals, Nova reported, citing the month-to-month report on the operation.
2024-06-23 10:48:31