These words echoed what EU foreign affairs high representative Josep Borrell said in February: "Since the Berlin Conference", Libya has made significant progress toward "securing lasting peace and stability". From Brussels' perspective, having the representatives of the three crucial EU countries visiting Libya together is a remarkable breakthrough, particularly after the troubles between Paris and Rome. The recent evolution is proof of what many observers said for years: without a military solution, a political solution would have been impossible. Libya, at that point, needed a military solution to unblock the situation and allow for the diplomatic process to restart. That military solution arrived, and Haftar's defeat allowed for a return to diplomacy.

Source: Libya Today April 01, 2021 05:03 UTC