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January 08, 2020 "The use of weapons must be stopped now to make room for dialogue". The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on the sidelines of the meeting of the College of Commissioners who discussed the crises in Iraq, Iran and Libya calling for a stop to military escalation and an end to external interference in Libya, in particular by of Turkey.

The European Union takes a stand on the Libyan conflict and sends a message to Ankara: "We have asked for a ceasefire, a stop to escalation and external interference, the Turkish decision to intervene with troops in Libya increases our concerns", he says the high representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, at the end of the mini-summit of the foreign ministers of Italy, France, Germany and Great Britain on Libya.

Borrell, we will meet Al-Sarraj and other Libyan leaders
"The situation in Libya is very dangerous". "We are awaiting the visit of Libyan Prime Minister Al-Sarraj and we will meet other Libyan leaders in Brussels or Rome to analyze the situation with them." The High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, announced on the sidelines of the meeting of the College of Commissioners that he discussed the crises in Libya, Iran and Iraq. "We are awaiting the visit of the Libyan Prime Minister al-Sarraj". This was indicated by the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell after the meeting of the European Commission early in the morning. Borrell has not indicated when he will arrive, but EU sources indicate that he is expected today. More: according to some rumors, work is also underway for a meeting with General Haftar. A scenario is therefore outlined in which the EU could effectively play a mediating role in the Libyan crisis with the aim of reaching the 'ceasefire' and starting negotiations between the parties. At least that's the intention. In any case, today the focus is mainly on the Erdogan-Putin meeting.

After the extraordinary EU summit in Brussels on Libya, Minister Luigi Di Maio goes to Istanbul to meet his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu.