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Russian Foreign Ministry: The military situation in Libya is dangerous and prolonging the conflict threatens the lives of Libyans.
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Moscow, 30.05.2020 - Lana - The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the situation in Libya continues to deteriorate, noting that the ceasefire is completely broken. "The situation in Libya is very difficult and we note that the military and political situation is still deteriorating, confirming that the truce that was announced. In January this year, the fighting was thwarted and fighting resumed again," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at an online conference at the Moscow Diplomatic Club on Friday, according to Russian news agency "Sputnik". " ... Read more
America warns that the security and military situations in Libya will be out of control.
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Washington, 29.05.2020 - Lana - US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs, David Schenker, cautioned that the matter could spin out of control in Libya because of developments in the situation there. "Schenker" said in press statements that the United States supported the immediate ceasefire, and demanded the cessation of this proxy war in Libya, and the emphasis on the arms embargo. "Schenker" added that the United States of America adopted the results of the Berlin conference to resolve the crisis in Libya, and obligate the parties to the conflict to cease fire... Read more
Angela Merkel: The situation in Africa and the developments in the Libyan crisis are fundamental issues for our government.
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Berlin, 29.05.2020 - Lana - German Chancellor Angela Merkel renewed her call for a ceasefire in Libya and the resumption of political talks in order to reach a political settlement ending the conflict in Libya. Merkel, in a foreign policy speech delivered to the 'Konrad Adenauer Foundation' in Berlin on Wednesday, said that the situation in Africa, especially developments in Libya, will remain important issues for her government. She added: "The developments in Libya in recent weeks show that there is an opportunity to achieve stability in the country, provided the parties... Read more
United Nations: The flow of arms to Libya in the past few weeks heralds the expansion of the fighting.
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New York May, 29.05.2020 - Lana - The United Nations has announced its follow-up to recent reports of a massive influx of arms and military equipment in support of both sides of the Libyan conflict. The agency France Presse quoted, Thursday, a spokesman for the organization, "Stephen Dujarric" as saying that the organization is concerned about the news coming from Libya, calling on all countries to respect the UN embargo imposed on sending weapons to Libya. The UN spokesperson acknowledged that the information received regarding violations of this ban has increased... Read more
Presidential Council extends the curfew for ten days from six in the evening until six in the morning the following day.
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Tripoli, 29.05.2020 - Lana - The Presidential Council of the Accord Government renewed, Wednesday, the extension of the curfew from six o'clock in the evening until six o'clock in the morning of the following day, and for a period of ten days, starting from Thursday, 28 May. This came in Resolution No. 375 of 2020 issued by the Council, and published on the page of the Information Office of the Presidential Council on the social networking site Facebook. =... Read more