Six countries discuss Libya's crisis exit plan in Paris
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six countries on Sunday held a meeting in Paris, France, to discuss the implementation of the crisis exit plan for Libya put forward by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in the North African country, Ghassan Salamé.
Paris convened the meeting of France, Italy, Great Britain, United States, United Arab Emirates and Egypt, to study and assess the security and the financial situation in Libya, with the participation of Salamé, a Tweet from the French embassy in Libya said.
"The meeting brought together France, Italy, Great Britain, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, and discussed the plan presented by Salamé to the UN Security Council at its meeting on 29 July," the embassy said in its Tweet.
At the end of July, the UN Envoy to Libya presented a three-point crisis exit plan: a humanitarian truce on the occasion of Eid al-Adha celebrated on 11 August; an international bringing together countries interested in Libyan affairs; and another meeting between Libyans to complete the political process.
Mr. Salamé has recently increased travel and contacts with the leaders of several countries around the world to mobilise their support for the implementation of his crisis exit plan.
After a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Salamé travelled to Malta where he met with officials at the highest level to promote the action plan to find a way out of the crisis.
Contacts with the protagonists of the crisis were conducted by the Deputy Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Stephanie Williams, to discuss the UN Envoy's plan and ways to hold a meeting in Libya.
In mid-July, the governments of Egypt, United States, France, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom reiterated their "deep concerns about the ongoing hostilities in Tripoli", calling for "immediate de-escalation and an end to the ongoing fighting, as well as the rapid return to the UN-mediated political process".
In a joint statement, they said there was the need "to energise the mediation of the United Nations, which aims to promote a transitional government representing all Libyans, to prepare for credible parliamentary and presidential elections, to enable an equitable allocation of resources and to advance the reunification of the Libyan Central Bank and other Libyan sovereign institutions".
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