Apr 17 Sami Zaptia

UN Security Council passes two Libya resolutions: reiterates need for constitutionally based 24 December elections, 23 October ceasefire and withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries

By Sami Zaptia.The UNSC passed two resolutions on Libya yesterday focused on the planned 24 December elections  (Photo: Archives from UNSMIL).London,...

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Mar 19 Sami Zaptia

International community Libya alignment has allowed Libya progress: UNSMIL head Kubis

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 March 2021:Speaking at a press conference with German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas in Berlin yesterday, Jan Kubis thanked Ge...

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Mar 16 Sami Zaptia

The 5+5 Joint Military Commission calls for immediate removal of foreign fighters and mercenaries

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 March 2021:In its final statement today after its two-day meeting at its permanent headquarters in Sirte, the 5 + 5 Joint Mi...

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Feb 22 Sami Zaptia

EU concerned by Bashagha security incident

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 February 2021: The EU said today that they ‘‘are concerned by yesterday’s security incident involving the convoy of Minister...

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Feb 20 Sami Zaptia

Kubis continues familiarization round of meetings in Benghazi and Tripoli

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 February 2021: UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)...

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Maetig Moscow meeting: Russia supports LPDF Libyan unified government solution
Jan 31 Sami Zaptia

Maetig Moscow meeting: Russia supports LPDF Libyan unified government solution

By Sami Zaptia.London, 31 January 2021: During Friday’s meeting in Moscow by Libya’s Deputy President of the Presidency Council, Ahmed Maetig, with Ru...

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1,300 Libyan soldiers complete training by Turkish armed forces in Libya and Turkey
Jan 28 Sami Zaptia

1,300 Libyan soldiers complete training by Turkish armed forces in Libya and Turkey

By Sami Zaptia.London, 28 January 2021: Salahaldeen Al-Namroush, the Minister of Defence of the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripol...

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Jan 16 Sami Zaptia

70 percent of the LPDF roadmap has been accomplished, significant progress made by Advisory Committee: UNSMIL

By Sami Zaptia.London, 16 January 2021: Seventy percent of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) roadmap has been accomplished, and ‘‘significant...

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Jan 5 Sami Zaptia

Anti-Hafter forces will not reopen main coastal road until mercenaries withdrawn and landmines removed

By Sami Zaptia.The October JMC Sirte meeting had issued directions on the reopening of the main west-east coastal road (Photo: UNSMIL).London, 5 Janua...

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Dec 30 Sami Zaptia

International community reiterate full support for UNSMIL-facilitated LPDF

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 December 2020: The Ambassadors of Germany, Italy and the United States and the Charge d’Affaires of France and the United Ki...

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