FILE: Arab League's headquarterPresident Sisi announces peace initiative to end conflict in Libya CAIRO - 6 June 2020: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced Cairo's plan for a ceasefire in Libya, beginning June 8, after a tripartite meeting with the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) KhalifaHaftar and Speaker of Libyan Parliament AqelaSaleh on Saturday. CAIRO – 23 June 2020: The emergency Arab League meeting requested by Egypt on Libya took place on Tuesday, June 23, whereas Secretary -General Ahmed Abul-Gheit condemned all sorts of foreign intervention in Libya warning against the longevity of the ongoing conflict. "Libya is going through a critical phase in the path of the conflict tearing the country apart…That conflict has been taking its toll on the Libyan people for years, its escalations are far from reaching an integrated peaceful settlement, and its The meeting requested by Egypt was held on June 23 and attended by Arab foreign ministers. aspects are jeopardizing the safety and territorial integrity of Libya as well as the security and stability of neighboring states and the Arab nation," Abul-Gheit said in the meeting attended by Arab foreign ministers and held via video conference. "We have been – worryingly and disapprovingly - following the increasing internationalization of the Libyan crisis along with the expansion of the blatant foreign military interventions in the conflict;arms ban violations; and the systematic bringing in of mercenaries and foreign militants.

Source: Libya Today June 23, 2020 13:41 UTC