Experts to Sputnik: Operation “Irini” fails to stop the flow of weapons to Libya and is limited to monitoring the sea
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Experts and political analysts confirmed that the European Union's Operation Irini, which was launched to implement the arms embargo on Libya, did not achieve its goals in reducing the flow of weapons, attributing the reason behind this to its limited powers and its almost complete focus on sea routes versus weak control over land and air ports.