The U.N. envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame said there was a “genuine will to start negotiating” between rival military factions as they planned to meet for the first time for talks in Geneva aimed at establishing a lasting ceasefire.(Image: archive) Talks between rival factions in Libya have begun in Geneva aimed at “transforming a truce…
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EU diplomats discuss Libya with Salamé
The extraordinary session of the Foreign Affairs Council, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, takes place in Brussels today. It will start with a discussion on current affairs. Extraordinary meeting of FMs of EU Member States #FAC this afternoon to discuss recent developments around Iraq 🇮🇶 Iran…
Mogherini “shocked” by Tajoura attack
“The shocking attack on the Tajoura detention centre that caused the death of dozens of refugees and migrants and injured many more, including children and women, is a stark reminder of how the war in Libya is affecting civilians. We condemn it in the strongest terms. All violence against civilians is unacceptable. We welcome any fact…
Libya remains in political deadlock
The UN envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame expressed hope for another attempt to hold an election by June 2019 after he abandoned scheduled one for December this year, but he added that Libyans should first use a national conference early 2019 to decide on the poll’s format. Ambassador expressed himself at margins of the conference taking…
Libya conference in Paris
This week the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini attended the International Conference on Libya organised in Paris, the event aims to support the United Nations ongoing work to forge a lasting solution to the crisis in Libya and implement the UN action plan. #Libya @FedericaMog at the international conference in Paris. The people of #Libya…
Libya: Mogherini meets Salame
EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini received UN Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salame in Brussels. SRSG @GhassanSalame met today w/ EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy & Commission VP @FedericaMog in #Brussels to discuss the latest political developments in #Libya SRSG expressed thanks for EU assistance to UN humanitarian & elections support…
EU welcomes Mr.Salamé appointment to Libya
“The appointment of Mr Ghassan Salamé as United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) comes at a crucial moment for the Libyan Peace Process”, says the Statement of the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini on the appointment of Ghassan Salamé as UN Special…
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