Haftar makes friends in EU

Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar will hold talks in Athens on January 17, days ahead of a peace conference in Berlin which he and the head of Tripoli’s UN-recognised government Fayez al-Sarraj are expected to attend, France 24 TV channel reports. “I hope that the parties will take this opportunity to put the future of…

Libya: Berlin conference impasse

Khalifa Haftar, Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), and head of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj have been invited to attend the Berlin conference on Libya set to take place on January 19, German Government spokesperson announced. “Both have been invited,” she said. “I cannot say anything for sure regarding their…

Moscow hosts Libya talks

Negotiations between the parties to the conflict in Libya, held in Moscow, Russia. ended without signing a ceasefire agreement, told RIA Novosti adviser to the head of the Libyan parliament, Hamid al-Safi. Libyan delegates arrive in Moscow for talks, diplomat sayshttps://t.co/En9SHBWGTX pic.twitter.com/BpxOk57UJ7 — TASS (@tassagency_en) January 13, 2020 Negotiations between the heads of the Foreign…

Sassoli welcomes Libya truce

“I welcome the announcement of a ceasefire in Libya between Prime Minister Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj and General Khalifa Haftar. The halt to the armed conflict is the first fundamental step in the right direction” reads the statement of the presdient of the European Parliament David Sassoli (pictured). We welcome the announcement of a ceasefire in…

Tripoli: Al-Sarraj accepts ceasefire

Tripoli-based administration of Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Fayez al-Sarraj has also declared ceasefire as part of an initiative proposed by Russia and Turkey, reads the statement posted on its Facebook page. “In response to a call of Turkish and Russian Presidents Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin, the head of the presidential council…

Haftar announces ceasefire

The army of Libyan Marshall Khalifa Haftar announced a ceasefire from midnight January 12 (2200 GMT) following calls from Moscow and Ankara for a truce. Haftar’s forces declare ceasefire in western Libya:https://t.co/qnLplp9wWl pic.twitter.com/MIwSAqdOJf — TASS (@tassagency_en) January 11, 2020 They warned, however, in a short statement that the “response will be severe in the event…

Al-Sarraj visits EU institutions

Today in Brussels the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell met with Fayez al-Sarraj, and Mohamed Taha Siala  in two separate meetings, addressing them as the “Prime Minister” and the “Minister of Foreign Affaris” of Libya. 🇪🇺 🇱🇾 Today, @JosepBorrellF, @eucopresident Michel and Germany FM @HeikoMaas discussed with Libyan PM Fayez al-Sarraj and FM Mohamed Taha…

Al-Sarraj visits Europarliament

EP President David Sassoli will meet Fayez Al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya and Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord, today at 14:30 (Brussels time). The meeting is taking place during a visit by Mr Al-Sarraj to Brussels to discuss the ongoing situation in Libya with various EU leaders. DEVELOPING STORY…

Libya crisis: Borrell hints on Turkey

The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell pointed at deterioration of security situation in Libya as the major obstacle of going for direct talks in Maghreb country. “… Heiko Maas, Luigi Di Maio, Jean-Yves Le Drian, and Dominic Raab, and myself, we have not travelled to Libya as expected due to the security situation there. We…

Libya: EU promotes Berlin process

“Confronted with the worrying recent military escalation in Libya and also in view of the Foreign Affairs Council scheduled for Friday 10th January, we met in Brussels today to reaffirm our commitment to immediately halt the fighting around Tripoli and elsewhere and to discuss how the EU can further contribute to the UN mediation and…