Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday outlined the establishment of a no-fly zone as an option for resolving the Libya conflict.
 "A no-fly zone too can be an instrument for achieving a goal: the immediate cessation of hostilities," Conte said in his end-of-year press conference in Rome. Italy fully supports the initiative for a Libya conference early next year in Berlin, he added.
"There is extensive diplomatic activity on the side of Italy which is often not visible," Conte said.
Libya is a former Italian colony.
The Italian leader cited conversations he'd had with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Like Turkey, Italy stands behind Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and his UN-backed, Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA). Russia supports the forces of military strongman Khalifa Haftar, based in Libya's east. He has been trying for months to take over Tripoli.