UN mission puts Libya crisis at the top of key issues at Munich Security Conference

BY Libyan Express Feb 17, 2019 - 19:17

Salama with the commander of the U.S. Military command in Africa, General Thomas Waldhauser. [Internet)

The UN Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salamé met with German state Secretary Walter Lindner on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

He briefed him on developments in the political situation in Libya, where Salamé expressed appreciation for the German support for the efforts of the United Nations as a partner state, a member of the Security Council, and The sanctions committee in Libya.

He also met with the interim President of the World Bank Group Kristalina Georgieva and discussed the evolution of the political situation in Libya. They exchanged views on how to address the economic challenges that concern the Libyan people and impede the political process.

Salamé also met with the commander of the US Military command in Africa, General Thomas Waldhauser. They discussed the political and security situation in Libya and ways to strengthen United Nations-led efforts in the country.

In the context, Salamé exchanged views with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on the political process in Libya and briefed him on the next steps in the UN plan of action.

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