World News: Political News
Siala holds series of meetings with US officials focusing on Libyan file.
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Washington, 10 February 2019 (Lana) GNA Foreign Minister, Mohamed Siala held meetings with American officials to discuss the Libyan file. Foreign Ministry Media Office said Saila met with US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Kathryn Wheelbarger, at the Pentagon, where they discussed security and defense especially in terms of the fight against terrorist groups and enhancing national capabilities to secure the borders, and fight infiltration of armed groups and smuggling networks. The US official reiterated her government continued support to the... Read more
German Ambassador in Libya Suggests Training Libyan Engineers in Germany.
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Tripoli, 10 February 2019(Lana) German Ambassador to Libya Oliver Owcza has suggested, at a meeting with the Chairman of the National Oil Company Mustafa Sun'allah, that Libyan oil engineers be sent for study in Germany. This came at a meeting held at the NOC headquarters in Tripoli, during which the two sides discussed key issues pertaining to the work of the oil sector in Libya, and the role that Germany could play to upgrade it. On his part, the Chairman of NOC invited German companies to return to Libya, and to expand their investments in the oil sector, saying NOC... Read more
Ghasan Salama: Quartet Meeting Will Discuss Foreign Interventions in Libya.
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Addis Ababa, 10 February 2019(Lana) The UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghasan Salama has said that he would stress the need for respect of Libya's sovereignty and a halt to interventions in its internal affairs, at the fifth quartet committee on Libya, which was due to be held in Addis Ababa on Saturday. Speaking to journalists here, along with the UN Secretary General, Salama said the African continent had a big role to play in bringing about stability in Libya. =... Read more
UNSMIL releases statement on developments in southern Libya.
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Tripoli, 10 February 2019 (Lana) United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has urged all parties to shoulder their responsibilities in securing safety of the public and the country's resources, which are owned by all Libyans and to shun away from targeting economic utilities and to spare civilians under whatever pretext. In statement Sunday on developments in the south, UNSMIL stressed to confining all military operations to the fight against terrorism and organized crime in the south. It also expressed readiness to narrow view points and offer its good offices for... Read more
Salama and Jheinawi Discuss Libyan Crisis in Addis Ababa.
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Addis Ababa, 10 February 2019(Lana) The UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghasan Salama and Tunisian Foreign Minister Khamis Al Jheinawi discussed, on the sidelines of the AU Summit here on Saturday the latest of the Libyan crisis. Salama expressed his appreciation of the Tunisia's continued support for UN effort aimed at bring an end to the crisis in Libya. The UN Support Mission in Libya Saturday announced that the UN Secretary General Antonio Guteres and his Special Representative in Libya Ghasan Salama would discuss with African leaders ways of protecting Libya's sovereignty... Read more