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· Germany and the United Nations recently brought together representatives of Libya with powers that have interests in the country at a conference to discuss progress toward securing elections in the North African nation
· The meeting at the foreign ministry in Berlin participated by the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, among others , was a follow up to the January 2020 conference
· The leaders agreed to respect an arms embargo and to push the country’s warring parties to reach a full cease-fire. Germany has tried to act as an intermediary
Germany and the United Nations recently brought together representatives of Libya with powers that have interests in the country at a conference to discuss progress toward securing elections in the North African nation.
The meeting at the foreign ministry in Berlin participated by the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, among others , was a follow up to the January 2020 conference. The leaders agreed to respect an arms embargo and to push the country’s warring parties to reach a full cease-fire. Germany has tried to act as an intermediary.
The leaders felt that the stability of Libya is essential to paving the way for and holding credible transparent and national elections in December. Countries that have been involved in the peace process are five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, along with Italy, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told delegates that the international community would do whatever possible to restore peace in Libya and would purge out the foreign fighters from that country. Many who participated at the meeting felt that stability was essential for the country to organize national elections, as planned, at the end of this year.
