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Turkish Foreign Minister: We affirm the need to withdraw mercenaries and foreign forces from Libya and support the political track.
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Berlin, May 6, 2021 (LANA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed, Thursday, that his country provides military and advisory support to Libya under an agreement between two sovereign states. Davutoglu said in a joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in the German capital: (There are many foreign fighters and mercenaries in Libya, agreeing on the "necessity" of their withdrawal from there, but it is not in Libya's interest to end the support it needs, such as military training and advisory... Read more
Erdogan and Merkel agree to support the Libyan national unity government.
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Ankara, May 5, 2021 (LANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to support the Libyan National Unity Government, amid the country's preparations for holding general elections in December 2021. The Turkish presidency said, in a statement, that Erdogan and Merkel held virtual talks today, Wednesday, during which they discussed relations between Turkey and Germany and regional issues. During the call, according to a statement... Read more
European source: The United Nations is in dialogue with several countries individually to send a ceasefire monitoring mission to Libya.
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Rome, May 05, 2021 (LANA) - An Informed European source confirmed that the commander of the "IRINI" maritime operation, which monitors the implementation of the UN Security Council resolution banning the supply of weapons to Libya, will soon travel to the capital, Tripoli, to discuss the possibility of returning to training the Libyan Coast Guard forces. The source, who requested anonymity, said in statements to the Italian "Aki" news agency, that the training of the Libyan Coast Guard personnel is mainly part of the tasks... Read more
Sunaallah discusses in Algeria the resumption of the Algerian oil company "Sonatrach" activity in Libya.
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Algeria, May 5, 2021 (LANA) - Head of the National Oil Corporation, "Mustafa Sunaallah", discussed yesterday in Algiers, with the President and General Manager of Sonatrach ‘’Rachid Hachishi’’, ways of joint cooperation, which would help in the resumption of Sonatrach to practice its activity in Libya, and to strengthen common oil relations. According to the National Oil Corporation, Sunaallah briefed the Algerian side on the corporation’s plans to increase oil and gas production in Libya, and called on the Algerian side to... Read more
Italian and British talks on the Libyan crisis and the eastern Mediterranean.
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Rome, May 5, 2021 (LANA) - The Italian Foreign Ministry stated that Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio met with his British counterpart, Dominic Raab, within the framework of the G7 meetings in London, where they discussed several files, including the Libyan file. It said that the two ministers reaffirmed the convergence of views between Italy and the United Kingdom with the assumption of the presidencies of the Group of Twenty and the Group of Seven, respectively. The two sides discussed the... Read more