French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Friday urged the international community to prepare to help Libya’s unity government if asked, providing military support if necessary.

The country’s UN-backed unity government is trying to assert its authority in Tripoli, but the sudden arrival of a new prime minister-designate has drawn fury from the unrecognized body in charge of the capital.

“Libya is a concern shared by all the countries of the region and beyond,” Ayrault said in comments to a French newspaper.

“The chaos which reigns there today aids the rapid development of terrorism. It is a direct threat to the region and to Europe,” he said.