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Foreign Ministry Confirm Arrival Libyan Nationals Stranded at Airports by Trump's Ban to their Cities of Domicile.
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Tripoli, 6 February 2017(Lana) The GNA Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Libyan nationals stranded at US airports as a result of the measures taken by President Trump have reached the cities of their domicile. The Council's Information bureau told the Libyan news agency that the Ministry following the Libyan nationals abroad had not received any assistance requests from Libyans abroad either travelers or residents in the United States. the Bureau highlighted the joint cooperation between the two countries in combating terrorism and the US assistance in defeating Da'esh... Read more
EU Foreign Ministers Discuss in Brussels Support of GNA Government.
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Brussels, 6 February 2017(Lana) EU Foreign Minister were expected to meet here on Monday, to discuss ways of supporting the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord in its effort to exercise control over the Libyan territories and combat irregular migration, according to the Spanish news agency. The High Representative of the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini will brief the meeting about the visit which the Head of the Presidency Council Fayez Al Saraj made to Brussels last week, the agency reported. According the EFE report, the... Read more
Presidency Council Call for Immediate Cessation of Clashes in Janzour and Sayad.
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Tripoli, 6 February(Lana) The Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord has urged the clashing parties in Janzour and Sayad to an immediate cessation of fighting and terrorizing civilians in the two areas. In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the Council said the clashes were 'unacceptable and unwarranted'. It declared that all measures would be taken to avoid all things that invite confrontation and escalation. The Council said it regretted the fall of victims in these clashes, expressing hope that reason would prevail, and all irresponsible actions... Read more
Al Saraj: We Strive to Unite and Upgrade the Military.
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Tripoli, 2 February 2107(Lana) The Head of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Saraj met on Wednesday the Secretary General of Nato Jens Stoltenberg at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels. The two sides discussed the political and security situation in Libya . Stoltenberg said in the press briefing the Alliance strongly supported the Government of National Accord in Libya led by Fayez Al Saraj as the sole representative of the Libyan people. He said he has discussed with Al Saraj what kind of support Nato can offer to Libya in... Read more
Minister of Transport meets the British ambassador.
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Tripoli, 02.02.2017(Lana) The Delegated Minister of Transport of the GNA, Milad Matauq, met Thursday at the Ministry premises in Tripoli with the British ambassador to Libya, Peter Millet. They discussed activation of all agreements and all that is related to training and cooperation in air freight airports and maritime transport. They agreed at the meeting to prepare an MoU of the conditions and implementation mechanisms to be prepared in the next two weeks before signing it to be declared officially. Minister of Transport, Milad Matauq told Lana that all countries look... Read more