Participants in the Berlin conference agreed on three parallel tracks to solve the Libyan crisis, and called for a political solution and stressed that a military solution is impossible and will increase the suffering of the Libyan people.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, told a press conference after the end of the Berlin conference this evening that the two parties agreed on three tracks to solve the Libyan crisis, including the military, economic and political fields.

He added that the economic track was launched a while ago and began to consider the main points related to the reform of the Central Bank and Libyan economic institutions, and everything related to this field.

With regard to the military field, Guterres said that the two conferences agreed to form a military committee to study the mechanisms of monitoring the ceasefire.

Guterres revealed that consultations will also take place to return to the path of the political process in Libya, a full commitment to protect civilians and respect for international humanitarian law.

He called on all international and regional parties to refrain from fueling the conflict and abide by arms embargoes to Libya.

For her part, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the Berlin conference set a new path to be a glimmer of hope for the Libyans, and its aim was to contribute significantly to supporting the United Nations efforts in Libya.

She added that there is no chance for a military solution because this will increase the suffering of the Libyan people, and that Libya needs a political solution and not a military solution.

She revealed that all the conference participants agreed and committed to not provide any support to the warring parties in Libya, and they also agreed on a binding process to ensure a truce and an arms embargo and to guarantee the right of Libyans to live in peace.