Libyan General Haftar in Rome

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 4 - Libyan General Khalifa Haftar is in Rome for meetings with the Italian authorities, well-informed sources told Ansa on Wednesday .
    On Wednesday evening the military leader and 'strongman' of the eastern Cyrenaica region met with Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
    He could see Premier Giorgia Meloni on Thursday.
    Haftar has been behind much of the upheaval in Libya in recent years, but is now considered an important interlocutor in the country following a deal with Tripoli Premier Abdelhamid Dbeibah.
    His visit comes as Italy continues to grapple with a growing number of migrants and refugees arriving by sea from North Africa.
    Many depart from Libya, including from the Cyrenaica region bordering Egypt, where Haftar has control. (ANSA).