Leaders of Germany, Italy and France call on all parties to cool down the situation in Libya

　　China News Agency, Berlin, July 19 (Reporter Peng Dawei) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Conte and French President Macron issued a joint statement on the 18th, calling on all parties involved in the situation in Libya to immediately stop military operations and halt Libyan domestic Armament expansion.

On July 17, local time, in Brussels, Belgium, French President Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attended the EU face-to-face summit.

　　On the 8th of this month, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres stated at an online meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Libya that the conflict in Libya would end peacefully due to the advancing front, increasing foreign interference, tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes, and the increase in new crown cases. Time is running out.

　　The German Chancellery announced on the 18th this joint statement jointly issued by the leaders of Germany, Italy and France. The statement said that the leaders of the three countries discussed the situation in Libya on the sidelines of the special EU summit in Brussels that day. The leaders of the three countries all expressed serious concern about the rise of Libya’s military confrontation and the escalation of the regional situation, and called on all parties in Libya and their foreign supporters to immediately stop military operations and stop the expansion of Libya’s domestic arms.

　　The leaders of the three countries expressed their support for the UN's efforts to promote the "5+5" military committee to negotiate a sustainable and reliable ceasefire agreement, and support the UN for exhausting all options that can degrade the situation. The leaders of the three countries also called for the appointment of a new UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya as soon as possible.

　　At the Berlin Summit on Libya held in January this year, all parties at the meeting agreed to abide by the arms embargo on Libya and jointly urge all parties to the conflict to transform the ceasefire into a lasting peace. The leaders of the three countries emphasized in their statement that the political settlement of the Libya crisis negotiated by all parties "must be completely inclusive" and should be based on the resolution of the January Berlin summit. (Finish)