Comes into effect "immediately"

Signing a "permanent agreement" for a ceasefire in Libya

The heads of the two delegations shake hands after signing the agreement ... in the presence of Williams.

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The two parties to the conflict in Libya signed yesterday a "permanent agreement" for a nationwide ceasefire that will enter into force "immediately", after talks in Geneva that lasted for five days, according to what the UN Support Mission in Libya announced yesterday on its page on "Facebook", while the European Commission welcomed the agreement and considered it "essential for the resumption of political dialogue."

In detail, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya announced, on its Facebook page, that the two parties to the conflict in this Maghreb country signed a "permanent agreement" for a ceasefire yesterday after five days of talks at the United Nations.

The mission stated: “The talks of the 5 + 5 Joint Military Committee in Geneva (yesterday) culminate in a historic achievement where the Libyan parties reached a permanent ceasefire agreement in all parts of Libya.

This achievement represents an important turning point towards achieving peace and stability in Libya.

The Mission posted a live broadcast, on its page, of the 10-minute signing ceremony, which was followed by applause.

The ceremony took place at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, where members of the Libyan delegations and Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Stephanie Williams stood while wearing masks in front of the agreement documents, which they later signed.

And Williams announced that the nationwide ceasefire agreement reached by the two parties to the conflict will enter into force immediately.

"The two parties agreed that all military units and armed groups on the fronts would return to their camps," Williams said.

She added that "this will be accompanied by the departure of all mercenaries and foreign fighters from all Libyan lands, by land, air and sea, within a maximum period of three months." .

Yesterday, the European Commission welcomed the declaration of a ceasefire in Libya, and the spokesman for the European Union’s foreign policy, Peter Stano, told reporters: “The ceasefire agreement is, permanently, essential for the resumption of political dialogue.

Germany, which is acting as a mediator in the search for a political settlement to the conflict in Libya, described the permanent ceasefire agreement as "the first decisive success" in that direction.

For his part, the official spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Ahmed Hafez, welcomed the agreement yesterday.

The spokesman explained that the success that was achieved yesterday came as a continuation of the first direct meeting hosted by Egypt in Hurghada at the end of last September, and he also valued the Libyan military’s agreement to maintain calm on the front lines and avoid escalation, and called on the countries involved in the Libyan issue to contribute to the current effort. Ensure no escalation.

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