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UN envoy Salame calls for truce between warning Libyan parties for Muslim holiday UN envoy Salame calls for truce between warring Libyan parties for Muslim holiday
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The UN envoy for Libya has called for a truce between the warring parties during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, warning that the ongoing conflict can grow into “a full-blown civil war.” The UN envoy for Libya has called for a truce between warring parties during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, warning that the ongoing conflict could grow into “a full-blown civil war.”
Ghassan Salame told the UN Security Council on Monday that the truce for Eid, the festival of sacrifice which will fall around August 10, should include confidence-building measures including a prisoner exchange and release of detainees.Ghassan Salame told the UN Security Council on Monday that the truce for Eid, the festival of sacrifice which will fall around August 10, should include confidence-building measures including a prisoner exchange and release of detainees.
It should be followed by a high-level meeting of “concerned countries” to cement the cessation of hostilities, as well as a meeting of key Libyan figures to agree on a way forward for the fractured country, AP quoted him as saying.It should be followed by a high-level meeting of “concerned countries” to cement the cessation of hostilities, as well as a meeting of key Libyan figures to agree on a way forward for the fractured country, AP quoted him as saying.
Salame said his three-part action plan will require consensus among the Security Council’s 15 members and other countries “who exert influence on the ground.”Salame said his three-part action plan will require consensus among the Security Council’s 15 members and other countries “who exert influence on the ground.”