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Netherlands Ambassador to Libya: Sending a fact-finding mission to Libya is an important step to achieve justice.
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Amsterdam, 23.06.2020 - Lana - The Netherlands Ambassador to Libya, "Lars Toomers", welcomed the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish a fact-finding mission in Libya. The Dutch Ambassador, in a Twitter post, considered the decision a positive step in addressing and improving legal accountability and respect for human rights and international humanitarian law for all Libyans. On Monday, the Human Rights Council at the United Nations adopted a resolution requesting the dispatch of an "investigation mission" to Libya tasked with documenting the abuses... Read more
The emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Libya was postponed to Tuesday.
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Cairo, 23.06.2020 - Lana - The League of Arab States decided to postpone the emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Libya, which was scheduled to be held, Monday, until today Tuesday. The Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, "Hossam Zaki," according to the Middle East News Agency, said that the reason for postponing the meeting was to complete the technical arrangements to ensure the participation of ministers and heads of delegations. =... Read more
The White House: "Trump" and "Macron" insist on halting the military escalation in Libya immediately.
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Washington, 23.06.2020 - Lana - US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed on Monday the developments of the Libyan crisis and stressed the need for a ceasefire in Libya. In a press release, White House Deputy Spokesman Jad Dair said that "Trump" and "Macron" discussed the most important bilateral and regional issues and agreed on the urgent necessity of a ceasefire in Libya and the resumption of negotiations between the Libyan parties as soon as possible. The two Presidents stressed that the military escalation must be stopped by all... Read more
German Foreign Minister: Many violations of the arms embargo in Libya and the "IRINI" process is important to the peace process.
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Rome, 23.06.2020 - Lana - German Foreign Minister Haikou Maas called for the need to upgrade the capabilities of the European IRINI process to monitor the arms embargo to Libya imposed by the United Nations. "Mass" said during a joint press conference with his Italian counterpart, "Luigi de Mayo", there are many violations of the arms embargo, and to enforce this ban we need this process in its most effective form. The German Minister described the IRINI process, which he visited its headquarters earlier Monday in the company of his host "De Mayo" as a strong and decisive... Read more
A French-German consensus to solve the Libyan crisis politically, not militarily.
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Berlin, 23.06.2020 - Lana - The German Foreign Ministry confirmed that German Foreign Minister Haikou Maas and his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, agreed that negotiations in Libya should be directed within the context of the "5 + 5" talks. "Haikou Maas and Le Drian agreed to direct negotiations in the context of the 5 + 5 talks," said the German Information Center of the German Foreign Ministry. To do this, the center added, it is necessary for the intervention and armament from outside to cease as soon as possible and for the Libyan people to finally be able to decide... Read more