After a conference on Libya’s political future ended without a concrete plan for the withdrawal of foreign forces, a top US diplomat expressed optimism but said Washington is “realistic” about what can be achieved ahead of elections later this year.

The Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangoush, vowed to call, at the Berlin II Conference, for the end of all forms of foreign intervention and foreign forces’ presence in Libya as well as removing all foreign fighters without any distinction.

Members of the Joint Military Commission “5 + 5” urged the Government of Unity and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support the full implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement as soon as possible.

Foreign Minister Najla al-Manqoush urges Turkey to comply with UN resolutions, expel foreign fighters from Libyan territory.

Jan Kubis, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), met with Najla Al-Mangoush, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Mangoush, landed herself in a political storm yesterday after her address to the Italian Parliament during her Rome visit.

Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry Mahmoud Tlisi, has reiterated that Libya would not be a resettlement country for migrants.

European Council President Charles Michel has called for the withdrawal of all foreign fighters from Libya. He also voiced support for the unity government which hoped to bring together rival factions.

Libya’s new unity government on Thursday called for the “immediate” withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries, in a call backed by the visiting top diplomats of France, Germany, and Italy.

Foreign Minister Muhammad Siyala has called on Arab countries to support the 5 + 5 Joint Military Committee in its efforts to expel mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya.