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Egypt, Algeria, Italy Trilateral Talks Over A Resolution For Crisis In Libya

June 8, 2015
Foreign Ministers of Egypt (left), Italy (center) and Algeria for Maghreb and African Affairs (Photo: Italian Foreign Ministry in Libya)

Egypt, Algeria and Italy say that there must be a quick solution in Libya and that time is critical, they announced at the end of trilateral talks on Sunday. The foreign ministers of the three countries held talks on Libya, hosted in Cairo. In a joint press conference aired on Egyptian state television, Italian Minister Paolo Gentiloni said the talks are a “a message of support” to the creation of a unified government in Libya, representing all Libyan factions. Gentiloni said, however that the political solution must be backed by all parties. The time to push for a “final solution” involving all conflicting parties in Libya “is very limited”, the Italian minister added. The three countries say that this unity government must receive the necessary support from the international community. Egypt’s Minister Sameh Shukri said that there must be a balance between working on the political framework which may take some time to crystallize to form the national unity government and working on supporting the “legitimate” government of Libya and its army. “We cannot waste more time,” the Egyptian foreign minister said. Meanwhile, Algeria’s Minister Delegate for African and Maghreb…


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