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The Italian and Algerian foreign ministers discuss ways to contribute to tackling the Libyan crisis.
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Algeria, July 10, 2020 (Lana) - The Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Boqadoum, discussed, Thursday, with his Italian counterpart, Luigi de Mayo, the developments of the situation in Libya. According to a statement of the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two sides stressed the need to accelerate work to reach an agreement for an immediate cease-fire and to resume the Libyan dialogue to reach a comprehensive political solution that guarantees the unity and sovereignty of Libya and achieves legitimate aspirations and free options for the Libyan people. A... Read more
Algeria's Foreign Minister warns of the deteriorating situation in Libya and calls for intensification of efforts.
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Algeria, July 10, 2020 (Lana) - The Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Boqadoum, renewed his call to international and regional parties to intensify efforts to find a solution to the Libyan crisis, warning of the danger of the deteriorating situation in the country and its implications for the security of the region. According to a statement of the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he urged "Boqadoum" in a virtual meeting held by the Security Council in New York, Wednesday, devoted to the developments of the Libyan situation, all regional and international parties... Read more
The chief of staff of the Russian forces and his Turkish counterpart discuss the developments of the Libyan crisis by phone.
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Moscow, July 09, 2020 (Lana) - The head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Grasimov, with his Turkish counterpart, "Yashar-Guller", discussed on Tuesday by phone the situation in Syria and Libya. A statement issued by the Russian Defense Ministry, Wednesday, reported by the Russian "Sputnik" agency that a telephone conversation took place between the head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, General "Grasimov" and the head of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General "Guller", where the two parties discussed the situation in... Read more
Russia's delegate to the United Nations: The Libyan situation continues to deteriorate and the United Nations should appoint a new envoy.
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New York, July 09, 2020 (Lana) - Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, called on the Secretary-General of the United Nations, "Antonio Guterres" to expedite the appointment of a new special envoy to Libya, noting that the situation in Libya continues to deteriorate. "Nebenzia" said during a session of the United Nations Security Council, , Wednesday, that the post of Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to Libya is still vacant for 4 months, and this undermines the efforts aimed at a peaceful settlement in Libya. The Russian delegate... Read more
Tunisian Ministry of Defense: Four cars coming from Libya were shot and attempted to penetrate across our borders.
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Tunisia, July 09, 2020 (Lana) - The Tunisian Ministry of Defense announced in a statement, Wednesday, that its forces responded to the attempt of a number of suspicious vehicles to penetrate the country's territories across the border with Libya. The statement said that the military formations operating in the Al-Manzala area of Barmada detected, on Tuesday evening, suspicious movements of four cars coming from Libya and penetrated into the buffer border area at the level of the dirt cover. According to the statement, the Tunisian forces fired warning shots in the space to... Read more