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UNSMIL Welcomes Ceasefire Declared in Tripoli.
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Tripoli, 12 January 2020(Lana) The UN Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL has welcomed the ceasefire declared by the Libyan parties in Tripoli. In a statement posted to its SMS account , UNSMIL urged the parties to adhere to the ceasefire, to give way to peace efforts to address differences through Libyan to Libyan dialogue. =... Read more
The European Union is considering appointing the former Italian Interior Minister as an Italian envoy to Libya.
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Rome, 11.01.2020 - Lana - Italian press reports stated that the European Union is considering appointing the former Italian Minister of the Interior, "Marco Minetti" as a possible Italian envoy to Libya. The Italian agency "Nova" quoted from the first assistant to the President of the European Commission, "France Timmermans" in press statements, that he is considering "Minetti" as an Italian special envoy to Libya, in a move that shows the geopolitical dimension of the European Commission. Timmermans considered that the situation in Libya should be a top priority for the... Read more
The UN mission in Libya denies leaving to Tunisia via the Ras-Jdeir crossing.
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Tripoli, 11.01.2020 - Lana - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya "UNSMIL" on Friday denied news from some media outlets and pages of social networking sites, regarding the mission leaving Libyan territory to Tunisia via the Ras-Jdeir crossing. The media official of the mission 'Jean Al-Alam', said in press statements that this news is completely false from the truth, and that the mission is present in the capital Tripoli, calling for the accuracy and credibility in publishing the news. =... Read more
A German foreign minister warns that Libya will become the scene of a proxy war.
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Brussels, 11.01.2020 - Lana- German Foreign Minister 'Heiko Maas' called for an effective truce in Libya and a speedy start to a political process, warning of Libya's shift to a second Syria. The German news agency quoted, "Maas" as saying in statements made in Brussels after his meeting with the President of the Presidential Council, "Fayez Al-Sarraj": "Libya cannot turn into a second Syria ... So we need now to start quickly a political process and to agree on an effective truce''. He explained that the situation in Libya, especially around the capital, Tripoli, has become... Read more
Tunisia and France agree on the necessity of a cease-fire and a return to dialogue in Libya.
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Rome, 11.01.2020 - Lana - The Secretary of State in charge of the operation of the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 'Sabri Bash Tabji', had received the French Foreign Minister 'Jean-Yves Le Drian', who is on an official visit to Tunisia. The meeting touched, according to the media office of the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on a number of regional and international issues of common concern, the foremost of which are the developments of political and military situations in Libya. The two sides stressed the need for a ceasefire between the conflicting parties and a... Read more