French Foreign Ministry: Return to Political Process on Basis of Paris and Palermo Conferences.

Paris, 1 October 2019(Lana) France has called for a ceasefire and return to political process in Libya under UN auspices and on the basis of Paris and Palermo conferences, and Abu Dhabi meeting to pave the way for elections. The French position was stated by the Foreign Minister in response to a question about the date of the conference to be hosted by Berlin in the coming days, according to a statement published on the French Foreign Ministry website on Monday. The French Foreign Ministry Spokesman said the ministerial meeting, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, helped promote an international unanimity to end the crisis in Libya, stressing that there was no military solution in Libya. 'The New York meeting has allowed the international community and regional key players to express their unity and commitment to back-up UN-led effort in Libya especially before the international conference to be hosted by Germany in this Autumn, the Spokesman said. The essential role of the African Union, which along with the UN will take part in hosting a joint Libyan conference as part on the UN Special Envoy plan which had the backing of the G 7. =Lana=