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Anticipated EU Summit on Libyan Crisis in February.
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Addis Ababa, 9 January 2020(Lana) The AU Peace and Security Council said Tuesday that a summit would be held to discuss the situation in Libya and the Sahel region in early February. The AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ismail Sherqi said in press statements 'the Council is to meet on the eve of the summit due on Feb 8 and 9 in Addis Ababa, saying the meeting would be devoted to the crisis in Libya and the arms proliferation in the Shale region as a result of the aggravating security situation there', according to the Kuwaiti news agency. 'After the successes it made... Read more
Moroccan Foreign Minister: We fear Libya Could Turn Into Battle ground for International Struggles.
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Rabat: 9 January 2019(Lana) Moroccan Foreign Minister Naser Bureta said 'Libya should not be transformed into a battle ground for struggles between international powers, calling for a regional and international mobilization for the negotiating table. In press statement on Tuesday, Bureta said 'the military solution was but to affect the stability of Libya, makes a political solution difficult in this country and also creates humanitarian situation and threaten the whole north Africa. The head of the Moroccan diplomacy sees that Libya should not turn into a battle ground for... Read more
Tunisian Foreign Ministry: UN Security Council Should Immediately Act to Stop Bloodshed in Libya.
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Tunis, 9 January 2020(Lana) Tunisian Foreign Ministry said it was imperative on the UN Security Council to act immediately and urgently, to reinforce its resolutions on the political and military crisis in Libya. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry stressed that the Security Council session held on Monday was called by Tunisia, to work towards implementing Resolution No. 2486 of 2019 that calls on all parties to commit to a ceasefire, and member states to adhere to the arms embargo. According to the statement, Tunisia has expressed its denunciation and rejection of... Read more
European Official Urges Contacts With All Libyan Parties, Rome, 9 January 2019(Lana) EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Security policy Josep Borrell has called for talks between all key players in the Libyan crisis.
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This came in remarks Borrell made following a meeting of Foreign Ministers of Italy, France and Germany, to discuss the crisis in Libya. 'We certainly need to talk to key players concerned with the process in Libya..I hope we will be able in the coming days to carry out contacts that we were not able to make in Libya..work does not end today, Borrell said. 'We will continue to liaise with Libyan key bodies.. it's not an issue of power ..the EU does not use power ..but rather diplomatic activity, he added. =... Read more
Algeria plans to launch political initiatives for a peaceful solution in Libya.
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Algeria, 03.01.2020 - Lana - The Algerian Minister for Foreign Affairs 'Sabri Boukadoum', on Thursday confirmed, that his country will carry out several initiatives in the next few days towards a peaceful solution to the crisis in Libya. "Bogadom" said in a statement to the press on the sidelines of sending humanitarian aid to Libya, that in the next few days, Algeria will undertake many initiatives towards a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis, and only between Libyans. "Bogadom" urged all Libyan parties to stop the fighting between them and resume the peaceful and political... Read more