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Libya: Libya Conference - Russia, Turkey to Start Removing Their Foreign Mercenaries
RFI, 24 June 2021
Libya's transitional government renewed its commitment to holding elections in December at a UN-sponsored conference in Berlin, where Russia and Turkey reached a tentative plan to… Read more »
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Libya: Germany Calls for Removal of Foreign Fighters From Libya
DW, 23 June 2021
Heiko Maas has expressed optimism ahead of the Libyan conference held in Berlin. He has also repeated calls for the withdrawal of foreign fighters and weapons from the country. Read more »
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Libya: Secretary-General Underlines UN Commitment to Libya
UN News, 23 June 2021
Full implementation of a historic ceasefire agreement and the withdrawal of foreign forces are critical for consolidating peace in Libya, UN Secretary-General António… Read more »
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Libya: Tough Challenge for German Leadership in Libya Talks
HRW, 23 June 2021
Chancellor Angela Merkel took the initiative almost two years ago to resolve the Libya crisis by creating a joint effort called The Berlin Process. Germany has positioned itself as… Read more »
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Libya: Libya Conference Focuses On Elections, Security
VOA, 23 June 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Berlin for talks Wednesday with German leaders and to take part in a conference on Libya's political future. Read more »
Germany Wants Foreign Fighters in Libya Withdrawn
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has repeated his call for the withdrawal of foreign fighters and weapons from Libya. Maas said he was hopeful that the second internationally-backed Libya talks in Berlin will boost the transitional government so that Libyans "can take the fate of their country into their own hands." U.S. Foreign Secretary Anthony Blinken attended the talks, as part of a short trip to Europe. He is the highest-ranking U.S. official to take part in the Berlin Conference on Libya.
Alongside key foreign players, Maas underlined the role that Libyans themselves should be allowed to take in this new phase of the talks where they "will not just talk about Libya, but with Libyans about the future of their country."
Libya was dragged into a bitter civil war in 2011 as different political groups battled it out in the power vacuum left by the overthrow of late leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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Libya: Turkey Under Pressure Over Military Presence in Libya
VOA, 22 June 2021
Analysts say Turkey is expected to come under pressure to remove its military from Libya when world leaders gather Wednesday at a conference in Berlin. The meeting will include… Read more »
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Egypt: GIS Chief Probes With Haftar Libyan Army's Efforts to Achieve Stability, Fight Terror
Egypt Online, 17 June 2021
Chief of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abbas Kamel had talks with commander of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar during his current visit to Libya upon… Read more »
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Egypt: Shoukry Holds Talks With Libyan FM
Egypt Online, 19 June 2021
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had talks in Cairo on Saturday 19/06/2021 with Libyan Foreign Minister Najla el Mangoush. Read more »
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Egypt: Shoukry Affirms Egypt's Support for Libya to Restore Security, Stability
Egypt Online, 19 June 2021
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted on Saturday 19/06/2021 Egypt's support for Libya's efforts to restore security and stability. Read more »
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Libya: Tunisia and UAE Discuss Ways to Mobilise Arab and International Efforts to Support Libya
Tunis Afrique Presse, 22 June 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi discussed over the phone with his Emirati counterpart Mohammed Ben Zayd al Nahyan the need to pool the… Read more »
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Libya: Tunisia Attends Wednesday Second Libya Conference in Berlin
Tunis Afrique Presse, 22 June 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisisians Abroad Othman Jerandi will attend Wednesday the Second Libya Conference in Berlin. Read more »
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Egypt: FM Flies to Germany to Participate in Berlin-2 Conference
Egypt Online, 23 June 2021
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left Egypt on Tuesday 22/6 /2021 for Germany to take part in the Berlin-2 conference on Libya, slated for Wednesday . Read more »
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Germany and the United Nations will host Libyan peace talks on June 23 in Berlin, Germany's foreign ministry said in a statement. It will be the first time that Libya's ... Read more »
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The governments of France, Germany, Italy, the UK and U.S. have welcomed the vote of confidence by the members of the House of Representatives meeting in Sirte, endorsing the ... Read more »
