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Al Serraj and Haftar: Committed to Activate Political Agreement, Crisis Solution Only Political.
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Paris, 26 July 2017(Lana) The President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Serraj and the Khalifa Haftar expressed their commitment to the Political Agreement and to continue the UN-backed dialogue. In a joint statement issued after the meeting in Paris hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, Al Serraj and Haftar acknowledged that the solution in Libya cannot but be political, through a national reconciliation that brings all Libyans together including key players in the military and security institutions, and allow the return of... Read more
President of the Presidency Council Holds Talks With French President in Paris.
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Paris, 26 July 2017(Lana) French President Emmanuel Macron held a meeting with the President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Serraj who arrived in Paris yesterday. Al Serraj and Macron held a session of talks attended by the GNA Minister of Foreign and International Cooperation Mohamed Siala and on the French side by Jean Yves Le Drian and the French ambassador TO Libya. The French President welcomed Al Serraj to Paris, highlighting the relationship between the two countries. On his part the Chief of the Libyan Government thanked... Read more
Macron: Failure by Libya to Achieve National Reconciliation is Failure for Whole Region Particularly Libya's Neighbours.
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Paris, 26 July 2017(Lana) French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed satisfaction for the results of the meeting which brought together the President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Serraj and Khalifa Haftar in Paris on Tuesday. What has been reached at the meeting will bring about peace and reconciliation and support the war on terror in Libya, Macron said at a press conference following the Al Serraj-Haftar meeting in La Celle Saint-Cloud outside Paris. Macron indicated that the EU would support the national reconciliation, ... Read more
Italian Foreign Minister: Italy and France United in Efforts to Establish Stability in Libya.
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Rome, 25 July 2017(Lana) Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano has said that joint efforts were being made by Rome and Paris to establish stability in Libya. Italy has consolidated its relationship with the Head of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Serraj, and at the meantime kept a channel of contact with the east of the country, Alfano said in remarks at the Italian ambassadors conference in Rome on Monday. He warned that the institutions in Libya were so fragile, especially in regard to the flow of migrants and its consequences on ... Read more
Head of Presidential Guard Body Invites Foreign Embassies to return to Tripoli.
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Tripoli, 25 July 2017(Lana) The Head of the Presidential Guard Body Nejmi Al Nakou has invited foreign embassies to return to work from the capital Tripoli, saying the city was safe and stable. The Presidential Guard Body has issued a decision to ban all small and heavy weapons from entering the city, and called for unlicensed weapons in the possession of individuals to be withdrawn. This came following a meeting the Head of the body held with security chiefs in the capital on Sunday. =... Read more