Aboul Gheit: The military escalation in Tripoli complicates efforts for a political settlement.

Cairo, 28.12.2019 - Lana - Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, stressed the danger of foreign interference in the Libyan crisis, calling for stopping the military escalation and returning to the path of political solution. The Secretary-General expressed his dismay at the dangerous escalation taking place in the Libyan arena, which would deteriorate the military and security conditions, especially around the capital Tripoli, and the complexity of Arab and international efforts aimed at reaching a political settlement to the crisis. Aboul Gheit, in a statement issued by the Arab League on Thursday evening, renewed his call on all Libyan parties to immediately reduce escalation and engage in the efforts of the UN mission, to end military operations and reach a ceasefire, and to resume the political path leading to the unification of Libyan institutions and pave the political, Legal and constitutional ground to organize elections. =Lana=