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Chinese Foreign Ministry: Ceasefire Agreement in Libya Needs Commitment and Sincerity.
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Peking, 28 October 2020(Lana) China has welcomed the UN brokered ceasefire Agreement reached by the 5+5 Military Committee last Friday. A spokesman for Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian said his country welcomed the agreement and called on the Libyan parties to show sincerity in implementing the agreement and to put the interests of Libya first. Lijian said China was prepared to continue to work with the international community to undertake a positive role to restore peace and stability in Libya. =... Read more
UN Security Council Demands Libyan Parties to Commit to Implementation of Ceasefire Agreement.
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New York, 28 October 2020(Lana) The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on Libyan parties to live up to their commitments to fully implement the UN brokered ceasefire agreement reached by the 5+5 Military Committee. The Security Council members welcomed the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya, urging the parties to show the same determination to reach a political solution at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum LPDF due to be held in Tunis on Nov.9. The Security Council members, recalling Council's Resolution No 2510 of 2020, which commits all participants in the... Read more
Libya and Malta Sign Two MOUs in Maritime and Air Transport.
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Valetta, 28 October 2020(Lana) Libya and Malta have signed two memoranda of understanding in the maritime and aviation sectors, according to a report published by the Maltese 'Newsbook' Website. The memos were signed by Libya's Transport Minister Milad Ma'atog and his Maltese Counterpart Ian Borg. The first MOU concerns cooperation in the maritime and aviation sectors, Newsbook said, adding it provided for cooperation between the two countries on a technical level with regard to aspects like port administration, aviation, maritime safety, accident investigation in these... Read more
Parliamentary Healthcare and Environment Committee Meets.
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Tripoli, 27 October 2020(Lana) The Healthcare and Environment Committee of the Libyan Parliament held a meeting in Tripoli to discuss a report forwarded by the Director of the National Centre for Development of Healthcare System and a report presented by the Medical Waste Disposal Committee. The meeting came up with an agreement to assign a team of MPs to follow up on these issues, to listen to testimonies of the concerned bodies and to file a report to the Parliament of the results within two weeks to decide upon. =... Read more
Sheikh Tamim Says Qatar Stands Firmly With Libyan People, Support Their Right to Choose Their Rulers.
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Doha, 27 October 2020(Lana) the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has emphasized that Qatar stands alongside the Libyan people and their right to choose their rulers, expressing hope that the ceasefire would last. This came at an audience the Emir had with the GNA Foreign and Interior Minister Ministers who arrived in Qatar earlier for a visit to promote partnership between the two countries. The Emir said there was not but a political solution to the Libyan crisis, and that the Libyan people could not accept foreign intervention from any country friendly or... Read more