Putin: Russia urges ‘national dialogue’ at Libya PM meetingRussia's foreign minister on Thursday pushed an "inclusive national dialogue" in Libya at talks with its UN-backed premier that came after his key rival sought to boost ties with Moscow. Russia’s foreign minister on Thursday pushed an "inclusive national dialogue" in Libya at talks with its UN-backed premier that came after his key rival sought to boost ties with Moscow. "We are convinced that only the Libyan people themselves can overcome the current crisis, all the parties in Libya through an inclusive national dialogue aimed at reconciliation," Russia’s Sergei Lavrov told Fayez al-Sarraj at the start of the meeting. On February 14 Russia tried to mediate a meeting between Sarraj and Haftar in Cairo, but the talks fell through. Sarraj’s visit also comes after Russian oil giant Rosneft and Libya’s National Oil Corporation last week signed a deal to explore possible cooperation in various fields, including exploration and production.

Source: Libya Today March 02, 2017 22:37 UTC