Defense ministers of the five Sahel group countries discuss the implications of the Libyan crisis.

Nouakchott, 13.06.2020. - Lana - The Mauritanian Minister of Defense, "Hananeh Ould Sidi", called for work to immediately end the fighting in Libya and find a sustainable political solution to the Libyan crisis. "Hananeh Ould Sidi" said in a speech during a video meeting of the defense ministers of the five Sahel group countries, that the Libyan crisis affects security and stability in the entire Sahel region. Friday, the Mauritanian Defense Minister chaired a video meeting of Sahel defense ministers devoted to discussing topics related to field military operations in the vicinity of the group and support for the national military forces and the joint force. In addition to the international and security actors' obligations directed at providing security and stability in the Sahel region and enhancing local development opportunities in member states. The Mauritanian Minister of Defense stressed the importance of the three axes that this ministerial meeting will address, whether it comes to field military operations, or to the support of the national forces and the joint force of the countries of the group, or the pledges of international actors in the security and development fields. According to the Mauritanian News Agency, this meeting is part of the ongoing preparations for the group's summit scheduled for the end of this month in Nouakchott, which will bring together all parties within the framework of the Alliance for the Sahel. =Lana=