“Escalation of violence in Tripoli, including Tuesday´s attacks in the port, is causing further human suffering and civilian casualties. This needs to stop as a matter of urgency. All parties need to fully respect the truce they agreed to, refrain from any further military action, and re-engage in a political dialogue for a solution to…
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Libya talks launched in Geneva
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…
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…
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…
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…
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: 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…
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