19 July 2020 Last Updated at 2:17 am | Source: PTIGermany, France, Italy urge end to interference in LibyaBerlin, Jul 19 (AP) The leaders of Germany, France and Italy are calling for nations to “end their increasing interference” in Libya and respect a much-violated arms embargo, saying Saturday that they are ready to consider sanctions if breaches of the embargo continue. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte issued a joint statement after discussing Libya on the sidelines of a European Union summit in Brussels. Libya has been in turmoil since 2011, when a civil war toppled long-time dictator Moammar Gadhafi, who was later killed. Merkel, Macron and Conte called for “an immediate cessation of fighting and for a stop of the ongoing military build-up throughout the country.”“We also urge all foreign actors to end their increasing interference and to fully respect the arms embargo,” they said. (AP) CPSDisclaimer: This story has not been edited by Outlook Staff and is auto-generated from news agency feeds.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2020 20:48 UTC