Jun 8 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes calls for political talks, called for ceasefire, respect of arms embargo

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 June 2020:UNSMIL welcomed domestic and international calls for a return to political talks and called for an immediate ceasef...

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May 20 Sami Zaptia

Williams to UNSC: Foreign interference, increased military build-up and mercenary arrivals continue on both sides

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 May 2020:In her first briefing to the UN Security Council yesterday since taking over the role of Acting head of UNSMIL and...

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May 18 Sami Zaptia

Serraj and NATO Secretary General discuss Libya situation

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: PC/GNA).London, 18 May 2020:Faiez Serraj, the internationally recognized prime minister of Libya, held a telephone call on Satur...

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May 12 Sami Zaptia

Report of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Libya to the Security Council

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 May 2020:In his report on Libya to the Security Council yesterday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an immed...

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Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece and UAE condemned Turkey’s military interference, its disrespect of U.N. arms embargo and its supply of Syrian fighters to Libya
May 12 Sami Zaptia

Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece and UAE condemned Turkey’s military interference, its disrespect of U.N. arms embargo and its supply of Syrian fighters to Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 12 May 2020:Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece and the United Arab Emirates condemned Turkey’s military interference in Libya.The de...

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May 1 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL urges Libyans to seize truce to resume 5+5 Joint Military Talks

By Sami Zaptia.London, 1 May 2020:UNSMIL yesterday/today urged Libyan parties to seize upon calls for a truce to resume the 5+5 Geneva Joint Military...

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Apr 5 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s needless conflict shattered hopes of many Libyans for peaceful political transition: UNSMIL

By Sami Zaptia. London, 5 April 2020:One year on from the start of Libya’s destructive war, UNSMIL renewed yesterday its call for an immediate cessati...

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EU launches Operation IRINI to enforce Libya arms embargo, ends Operation Sophia
Apr 1 Sami Zaptia

EU launches Operation IRINI to enforce Libya arms embargo, ends Operation Sophia

By Sami Zaptia. London, 1 April 2020:The European Union announced yesterday that it has launched a new operation to enforce the UN Security Council ar...

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Principle of accepting truce is respected in Geneva talks on Libya - despite often violated fragile truce: Salame
Feb 18 Sami Zaptia

Principle of accepting truce is respected in Geneva talks on Libya - despite often violated fragile truce: Salame

By Sami Zaptia.London, 18 February 2020: UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame put a positive spin today at the end of the latest round of 5+5 Libya Military tal...

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Feb 13 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes UNSC resolution endorsing Berlin outcomes

By Sami Zaptia. London, 13 February 2020: UNSMIL today welcomed yesterday’s United Nations Security Council Resolution (2510/2020) endorsing the Concl...

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