article_snippet.sent: In 2008, the-then Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Gadhafi  signed an historic friendship agreement in which Italy promised to invest $5 billion in Libyan infrastructure and Moammar Gadhafi promised to close what Moammar Gadhafi described as a "spigot" of migrants.
article_snippet.sent: During a three-day state visit to Italy in August 2010, Moammar Gadhafi famously threatened to "turn Europe black" if Libya did not enjoy cordial relations with the European Union.
article_snippet.sent: After an historic friendship agreement in which Italy promised to invest $5 billion in Libyan infrastructure, Moammar Gadhafikept Moammar Gadhafi promise and the number of arrivals drastically decreased.
article_snippet.sent: And once a new Tunisian government was in place, after the Arab Spring, Italy signed an accord with Tunisia in which Italy promised to help patrol Tunisia's ports.