Alternattiva Demokratika has applauded the friendship agreement signed between Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Libya's President Muammar Gaddafi which not only brings to an end the historic differences between Italy and Libya, but should also start a new era of cooperation between the two countries and the EU as regards illegal migration, the Green Party said.

"We look forward to Libya taking part in joint missions with Italy, Malta and other EU countries in the Mediterranean to break up the tremendous racket of human traffickers that are exploiting people and using them as a source of illegal enrichment", AD chairman Arnold Cassola said.

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