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UN Secretary General Presides Over Ministerial Meeting on Libya.
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New York, 4 October 2020(Lana) UN Secretary General Antonio Guteres will chair a ministerial meeting on Libya on Monday with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. The Secretary General will discuss prospects of the political process in Libya. =... Read more
US Ambassador to Libya: Hurghada Talks Evidence of Success of UN-Led Process.
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Tripoli, 1 October 2020(Lana) US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland said security talks between Libyan parties in the Egyptian city of Hurghada was an evidence of the success of the UN-led effort to end the crisis in Libya. This came in a tweet by the Ambassador following the conclusion of the 2 day talks on Wednesday. However, the UN Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL has issued a statement in which it said delegations comprising Army and Police Officers representing the two parties to the conflict in Libya have concluded talks in the Egyptian city Hurghada on September 29... Read more
UNSMIL Says Direct Talks Between Libyan Parties in Hughada Concluded With Important Recommendations.
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Tripoli, 1 October 2020(Lana) The UN Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL said delegations comprising Army and Police Officers representing the two parties to the conflict in Libya have concluded talks in the Egyptian city Hurghada on September 29 with important recommendations. The mission said the two day discussions 'were marked by a spirit of responsibility and mutual trust.' A number of pressing security and military issues, including arrangements in an area to be defined in a later stage within the framework of 5+5 Joint Military Committee talks were addressed, UNSMIL... Read more
A phone call between the President of the Presidency Council and the Algerian President.
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Tripoli, October 1, 2020 (LANA) - Yesterday evening, the President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord, Mr. Fayez Al-Sarraj, and the Algerian President, Mr. Abdel Majid Tebboune, discussed the latest developments in Libya. According to the media office of the presidential council, the communication touched upon international efforts to achieve peace in Libya, as the two sides agreed on the necessity of stopping negative foreign interference in the Libyan affairs, and the importance of dialogue between Libyans leading to legislative and... Read more
Libyan- Libyan military talks to resume next week.
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Tunisia, September 30, 2020 (LANA) - Sources from the United Nations Support Mission in Libya confirmed that the Libyan-Libyan military talks will be resumed next week after a meeting in Egypt, and the mission expressed its hope that this would pave the way for a permanent ceasefire. Reuters quoted the mission's sources as saying (that the talks held in Egypt dealt with confidence-building measures, security arrangements and the role of the Petroleum Facilities Guard, which is supposed to be based on protecting the infrastructure of the oil sector and is not linked to... Read more