Libya’s rival leaders have left Moscow without reaching agreement on a cease-fire deal, with Russia trying to downplay the talks’ failure today. The deal was proposed by Russia and Turkey in an effort to bring an end to the north African country’s long-running civil war. Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya’s U.N.-recognized government in Tripoli, and his rival Khalifa Hifter came to Moscow yesterday for talks with top diplomats and military officials from Russia and Turkey. Russia and Turkey welcomed Germany’s plan to hold a Libya peace summit in Berlin later this month. Various foreign players back Libya’s rival governments, and they have recently been stepping up their involvement in the oil-rich nation’s conflict.

Source: The Standard January 14, 2020 11:26 UTC