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EU calls for humanitarian truce in Libya

Foreign Ministers of Germany, France, Italy and the top European Union diplomat, High Representative Josep Borrell, called Saturday on the conflicting Libyan parties on the ground to commit to a humanitarian truce and to to resume peace talks.

The joint statement indicated that the EU and Foreign Ministers want to unite their voices to those of the UN Secretary-General Guterres and his Acting Special Representative for Libya, Stephanie Williams, in their call for a humanitarian truce in Libya.

“We call on all Libyan parties to take inspiration from the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan and to resume talks in order to achieve a true ceasefire,” the statement added.

The statement was made by European Union foreign policy representative Josep Borrell, as well as by Foreign Ministers of France; Jean-Yves Le Drian, Italy; Luigi di Maio, and Germany; Heiko Maas.

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