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Tripoli
Weapons are pouring into Libya in violation of an arms embargo and despite commitments made by world powers, the UN’s mission in Libya has said as Germany expressed concern about reports of infringements.
World leaders met in Berlin last weekend and committed to ending all foreign meddling in Libya and to upholding the 2011 UN Security Council weapons embargo as part of a broader plan to end the country’s conflict.
They also agreed to a permanent ceasefire and steps to dismantle numerous militias and armed groups, as well as a political process under the auspices of the UN.
The UN mission in Libya, UNSMIL, said in a statement late on Saturday it “deeply regrets the continued blatant violations of the arms embargo in Libya”.
“Over the last 10 days, numerous cargo and other flights have been observed landing at Libyan airports in the western and eastern parts of the country providing the parties with advanced weapons, armoured vehicles, advisers and fighters,” it added.
On Sunday, Germany’s foreign ministry expressed support for the UNSMIL statement, along with concern about “a series of unconfirmed but credible reports of embargo violations on both sides”.
UNSMIL said the ceasefire , which had provided much-needed respite for civilians in Tripoli, was now at risk of collapse. “This fragile truce is now threatened by the ongoing transfer of foreign fighters, weapons, ammunition and advanced systems to the parties by member states, including several who participated in the Berlin conference,” it said.
Renewed clashes around Tripoli on Saturday killed at least one civilian -- a Moroccan national -- and wounded seven others, GNA health ministry spokesperson Amin al-Hashemi told AFP.
“The mission condemns these ongoing violations, which risk plunging the country into a renewed and intensified round of fighting,” UNSMIL said.
The UN is hoping to hold inter-Libyan talks soon in Geneva to consolidate the truce.
Tripoli
Weapons are pouring into Libya in violation of an arms embargo and despite commitments made by world powers, the UN’s mission in Libya has said as Germany expressed concern about reports of infringements.
World leaders met in Berlin last weekend and committed to ending all foreign meddling in Libya and to upholding the 2011 UN Security Council weapons embargo as part of a broader plan to end the country’s conflict.
They also agreed to a permanent ceasefire and steps to dismantle numerous militias and armed groups, as well as a political process under the auspices of the UN.
The UN mission in Libya, UNSMIL, said in a statement late on Saturday it “deeply regrets the continued blatant violations of the arms embargo in Libya”.
“Over the last 10 days, numerous cargo and other flights have been observed landing at Libyan airports in the western and eastern parts of the country providing the parties with advanced weapons, armoured vehicles, advisers and fighters,” it added.
On Sunday, Germany’s foreign ministry expressed support for the UNSMIL statement, along with concern about “a series of unconfirmed but credible reports of embargo violations on both sides”.
UNSMIL said the ceasefire , which had provided much-needed respite for civilians in Tripoli, was now at risk of collapse. “This fragile truce is now threatened by the ongoing transfer of foreign fighters, weapons, ammunition and advanced systems to the parties by member states, including several who participated in the Berlin conference,” it said.
Renewed clashes around Tripoli on Saturday killed at least one civilian -- a Moroccan national -- and wounded seven others, GNA health ministry spokesperson Amin al-Hashemi told AFP.
“The mission condemns these ongoing violations, which risk plunging the country into a renewed and intensified round of fighting,” UNSMIL said.
The UN is hoping to hold inter-Libyan talks soon in Geneva to consolidate the truce.
