The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Anwar Gargash, said yesterday that the UAE, in cooperation with its partners, calls for the return of oil production in Libya as soon as possible, and that it is adhering to the ceasefire by continuing political and diplomatic work.

Gargash said in a tweet on his account on the site «Twitter»: «The UAE calls, in cooperation with its partners, for the return of oil production in Libya as soon as possible, and stresses the importance of guarantees to prevent oil revenues from prolonging and fueling the conflict. We will continue political and diplomatic work, the priority of the ceasefire, and return to the political process. ”

This comes at a time when the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Boukadoum, expressed his hope yesterday that joint efforts with Tunisia will encourage a Libyan-Libyan political settlement, stressing that the Libyan issue is a "national security issue" for Tunisia and Algeria. Bogadom is on a visit to the Tunisian Republic, centering on ways to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields, as well as discussing developments in the region.

The Algerian Foreign Minister said: "We are satisfied with the level of coordination with Tunisia on the Libyan file, which we consider to be fateful."

He added, "We hope that our joint efforts with Tunisia will encourage our Libyan brothers to prevail over the voice of wisdom and uphold the interests of the country, by sitting down to achieve a Libyan-Libyan political settlement." He stressed that "saving Libya is a duty imposed by the requirements of neighborhood and shared history."

Bogadom also announced that the Algerian President, Abdel Majid Taboun, will visit Tunisia soon.

In a lengthy interview with the French newspaper "Le Penin", published yesterday, the Algerian president said that Libya needs a new road map to end the ongoing conflict there, indicating that his country is ready to host talks to solve the Libyan crisis, under the auspices of the United Nations.

Taboon explained that "providing assistance to Libya is our duty, even if this matter may arouse the resentment of countries that act in the name of their economic interests."

He continued: "The military option is not a solution ... We are working hard to calm the situation in this country ... Algeria is ready to host talks under the auspices of the United Nations."

"The Libyans want peace, and all the solutions that have been implemented since 2011 have failed ... We must work on a new road map that leads to elections in two to three years," he added.

• The Algerian president says that Libya needs a new road map to end the conflict there.

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