Libya's neighbour Tunisia and its former colonial power Italy issued a joint call on Wednesday for reconciliation among militias leading to a political settlement in the conflict-riven country. "Today we agreed on the fact that the solution of the conflict (in Libya) should **t be military, it is necessary that the solution is a political one," Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche told reporters after meeting his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni in Tunis. Libya has been wracked by violence since the NATO-backed overthrow of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. UN envoy Bernardi** Leon has clambered to get warring factions to join in direct peace talks, but the initiative has stalled.
02-26-2015, 07:04 AM
Tunisia and Italy urge reconcilation in Libya
Libya's neighbour Tunisia and its former colonial power Italy issued a joint call on Wednesday for reconciliation among militias leading to a political settlement in the conflict-riven country. "Today we agreed on the fact that the solution of the conflict (in Libya) should **t be military, it is necessary that the solution is a political one," Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche told reporters after meeting his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni in Tunis. Libya has been wracked by violence since the NATO-backed overthrow of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. UN envoy Bernardi** Leon has clambered to get warring factions to join in direct peace talks, but the initiative has stalled.
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