LIBYA: German to lead June 23 peace talks

By: Ollus Ndomu

Germany’s foreign ministry announced on Tuesday in a statement that it will host a new round of Libyan peace talks with the help of the United Nations in Berlin on June 23.

For the first time, Libya’s transitional government will participate in peace talks that were first held in a January 2020 conference.

“The international community remains ready to continue its close and constructive support of the UN-led peace process in Libya,” the foreign ministry said.

Top on the agenda are preparations national elections scheduled for December 24 while Attendees will also discuss “the next steps needed for a sustainable stabilization of the country,” the statement read in part.

Talks will also include the need to withdraw foreign troops and 20, 000 mercenaries from Libya.

Libya has a huge presence of over 20,000 foreign mercenaries and military personnel from Russia including Turkey, Sudan and Chad.

The North African country collapsed into a decade of internal bloodshed after the 2011 eventual killing of its longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi.