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Khalifa Haftar says he’ll rejoin Libyan peace conference

Jean-Jacques Cornish — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:00:00 +0000

Libyan rebel leader Khalifa Haftar says he’ll attend this weekend’s peace conference in Berlin with the leader of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Sarraj.
He’s been persuaded by Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to return the process he walked out of last weekend.
Khalifa Haftar was speaking in Athens where he is seeing Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Greece has become more involved in Libya’s peace process since Turkey signed a military and maritime cooperation agreement with the Government of National Accord.
The deal gives exploration rights to Turkey in vast swathes of the Mediterranean that are disputed by Greece.
World powers are pressing the Libyan parties to sign an agreement in Berlin that will end nine years of conflict following ousting and death of Muammar Gadaffi.

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Macron hosts a risky Libyan conference

Jean-Jacques Cornish — Mon, 28 May 2018 22:00:00 +0000

Welcoming delegates to what’s frankly being called a risky effort to achieve a political settlement in Libya, their French host President Emmanuel Macron says there’s a desire for reconciliation in the fractured North African state.

He says the UN-sponsored meeting in Paris will give a sovereign people a chance to decide for themselves.

Libya’s come apart since the fall and killing of Muammar Gadaffi seven years ago.

Leaders of the rival factions have at least attended the French-backed push for a political settlement that analysts are sceptical about.

The United Nations and the former colonial power, Italy have failed achieve this.

This has not stopped French President Emmanuel Macron having a stab at mediation.

Welcoming Prime Minister Faye al Sarraj to the Elysee Palace he says the period we are i requires decisions .

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Western powers agree to arm Libya’s unity government

Jean-Jacques Cornish — Mon, 16 May 2016 22:00:00 +0000

The United States and other world powers are ready to provide weapons to the Libyan unity government fighting so-called Islamic State.

Their talks in Vienna are clearing the hurdle of getting weapons to the UN-backed Government of National Accord without these slipping into the hands of the terrorists.

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Libya’s unity government has been warning that IS could seize most of the country if action isn’t taken soon.

Ministers from the United States, Europe and the Middle East gathered in Vienna for talks with Fayez al-Sarraj, the Libyan Prime Minister.

His unity government recently established themselves in Tripoli, trying to end the bloody chaos that’s engulfed the country since the fall of Muammar Gadaffi five years ago.

The UN will have to lift an arms embargo against Libya before the unity government can be armed.

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