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EU calls all parties in Libya to cease fire

June 10, 2020 at 1:01 pm

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium on 9 December 2019 [Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency]

The European Union has called all parties in the conflict in Libya to immediately stop all military operations and sustain peace in the region.

In a joint statement published by the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Italy yesterday, the EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, urged all parties to the Libya conflict to immediately agree on a ceasefire and withdraw all foreign forces, mercenaries and military equipment.

Meanwhile, on Monday, German Chancellor Merkel discussed the situation in the country with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Reuters reported.

Merkel told Al-Sisi that United Nations-backed negotiations must be the key aim of the peace process in Libya.

The UAE’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan also expressed the Emirates’ keenness to end the fighting in Libya, adding that the Egyptian initiative to put in place a ceasefire is a shining beacon of hope to achieve that goal.

Earlier on Saturday, Egypt’s Al-Sisi announced a unilateral initiative to end the ongoing conflict in Libya which includes a ceasefire which came into effect on Monday.

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