Sadik Abdel-Karim , the Libyan vice - president of interim government for Development Affairs and undertaking Minister of the Interior, met here Tuesday with visiting governor of the Italian police Juhania Benito. During the meeting ,the two sides discussed aspects of joint Libyan -Italian cooperation , especially in countering illegal immigration. Earlier Friday , the Italian government has declared mourning for the victims of the tragedy of the island (Lampedusa ) , after dozen of emigrants drowned off eastern Sicily, most either Eritreans or Somalis.