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UNSMIL Statement on Conclusion of Second Round of 5+5 Joint Military Commission Talks
The second round of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission (JMC) talks to reach a lasting ceasefire and to restore security to civilian areas concluded on 23 February at the Palace of Nations in Geneva. The talks took place in the presence of and with the participation of the Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame. The JMC is one of ...
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Libya's UN-recognized Government Withdraws from Geneva Talks
Libya's unity government has announced it is halting its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefire in the war-torn country where a fragile truce has been repeatedly violated. The pull-out came after a barrage of rocket fire hit a port in the capital Tripoli the target of a months-long operation by eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar to oust the Government of National Accord (GNA). 'We are announcing the ...
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Libya's Haftar Holds Talks with Russian DM
Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar met Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday for talks on resolving the conflict in the north African state, the Russian defense ministry said in a statement. Shoigu and Haftar discussed the situation in Libya and 'the important role of talks' held in Moscow in January as well as 'the need to fulfil' terms agreed at an international summit in Berlin later last month, Moscow said. The ...
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