The United Nations Security Council called Tuesday on Libya’s warring sides to reach a ceasefire that would pave the way for a political process aimed at ending conflict in the oil-rich state.

The Berlin conference on Libya ended Jan. 19 with domestic and foreign actors agreeing on fragile proposals to enforce an arms embargo and to work toward de-escalating a conflict that has gripped the nation since the fall of Col. Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.

On Jan. 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Berlin for a Germany-sponsored peace conference on Libya. A few days earlier, Moscow, in partnership with Ankara, hosted its own talks between leaders of the warring parties — Libyan National Army’s commander Khalifa Hifter and chair of the Government of National Accord Fayez …

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Sunday that Algeria is ready to host dialogue between all of the warring parties in Libya to find a political way out of the crisis, because it has a neutral relationship with all. Tebboune made his offer in a speech at the Berlin Conference on …

Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj questioned the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) reasons for establishing a military base in its eastern territory, and stressed the importance of a political solution to the conflict.

Chairman of the Presidential Council (PC) Fayez Al-Sarraj has said that Libya will face a catastrophic situation if Haftar continues blockade on the oil fields.

At a summit bringing together backers of the main warring factions in Libya, world leaders pledged to end foreign interference and work towards a “permanent ceasefire”.

European foreign ministers met Monday to discuss reviving a naval mission in the Mediterranean in order to enforce an arms embargo against Libya’s warring parties.

On 5 January, Erdogan said Turkish troops were gradually departing to Libya to support the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), with which Ankara had signed a security memorandum in December.

The head of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya has called for the deployment of an international force in case renegade General Khalifa Haftar resumes hostilities. Fayez Al-Sarraj made his comment on the eve of a summit in Berlin yesterday aimed at re-launching the peace process, reports Arabi21.