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GNC Ends Suspension of its Participation in National Dialogue, Welcomes Meetings in Libya.
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Tripoli, 29 January 2015(Lana) The General National Congress has announced that it had ended its suspension of participation in the Geneva dialogue and welcomed moving the meetings to Libyan soil. In a televised statement on Thursday afternoon, the GNC First Deputy President Saleh Al Makhzoum expressed 'great satisfaction for UN approval to move the dialogue session to Libya.' The Congress stressed its intention to vigorously participate in the dialogue sessions in any Libyan city that's agreed upon in accordance with the previously declared principles, including ... Read more
USA condemns attack on Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli Tripoli, 28.
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01.2015(Lana) The USA condemned the attack that targeted Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli Tuesday killing many people. US State Department spokeswoman said at a press briefing in Washington, 'We condemn the terrorist attack on Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, expressing condolences to the families of the victims'. The US official expressed her country's commitment to support UN efforts to help the Libyan people to build an inclusive system of government, stressing that violence would not solve Libya's problem. She underscored that the attack cannot hamper work which she described as... Read more
France condemns attack on Corinthia Hotel, and confirms one of its nationals among the dead.
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Paris, 28.01.2015(Lana) France has condemned the attack that targeted Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli Tuesday which claimed 12 lives including a French national. The French Foreign Ministry offered condolences to the families of the victims, stressing that it would offer full support to the family of the French national killed in the attack. =... Read more
Italian FM underlines his country's intention not to close its embassy in Tripoli.
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Rome, 28.01.2015(Lana) The Italian foreign minister underlined his country's intention not to close its embassy in Tripoli. In a statement carried by the Italian news agency Aki, he said; there is a monitoring operation by security and intelligence officials, and the crisis unit to assess the security situation in Tripoli. In another development, the Italian official considered the attack on Corinthia hotel was an attempt to delay and negatively affect current efforts in Geneva to create consensus among parties to the conflict in Libya. He announced that Italy is... Read more
Tunisian ambassador : Tunisia should play a leading role to promote Libyan dialogue.
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Tunis, 28.01.2015 (Lana) The Tunisian ambassador to Libya, Riza Bokadi said his country must play a leading role in promoting the Libyan dialogue being the immediate neighbour of Libya. In press statement, he said the close relations between the two countries, and social and cultural links are factors that underlie Tunisia commitment to work in order to bring various Libyan side around one table, to consolidate all parties' efforts including the UN and the international community aimed at putting an end to the crisis in the country. =... Read more