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Francesco Bongarrà ROME: "Stability, peace and security" are Libya's major priorities ahead of the country's next elections, Foreign Minister Najla El-Mangoush told a meeting of Italian MPs. Speaking in a hearing of the Italian Chamber of Deputies' foreign affairs committee attended by Arab News, El-Mangoush said that Libya's transitional government intends to "talk to everyone the same way and put a new agenda on the table." "Peace and security will not be possible without regional and international support," she said. Libya's first woman foreign minister addressed Italian MPs for more than an hour, and was quizzed on her Cabinet's views on issues ranging from Libya's relationship with Italy to tackling illegal immigration. She said that Libya takes responsibility for violations of migrants' rights in its territory, but urged the global community to adopt a "different and alternative approach" to stop the flow of illegal immigrants crossing the country's southern borders. "Illegal immigration is a broad and thorny topic. However, it is not only a Libyan issue, but a regional and an international one," El-Mangoush said. "I ask the international community to be practical and proactive: You need a strategy that is consistent with the current phase. Blaming the coast guard