Italy Takes Over Chairmanship of Libya Affairs Council After Munich Conference.

Munich, 17 February 2020(Lana) German Foreign Minister Heiko Maans announced that chairmanship of Libya Affairs Council would be assumed by Italy at the end the Munich Security Conference in accordance with the rotation order. 'Following today's meeting chairmanship of the group will be rotatory, it will be handed over to Italy, which will host the next meeting in Rome in March, Maas said at a press conference. He called for engaging the African Union in solving the Libyan conflict, and to ensure enforcement of the arms embargo. It's good to engage the African Union in resolving the Libyan conflict, because it's an African country after all, he said. The African Union will have a role in ensuring that the arms embargo is in place, and could also host the international follow up committee, he said. Meanwhile, the Deputy UN Envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams warned against violation of UN arms embargo on Libya, saying Libya had very sophisticated weapons which threaten domestic and international security. =Lana=