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Brussels The foreign ministers of the European Union are to hold a videoconference on Wednesday, with the intensifying conflict in the bloc’s North African neighbour Libya on the agenda.
The EU recently established a new mission operating in the Mediterranean Sea area to uphold the failing embargo on arms flowing into the country, but crucial details including troop contributions are still to be announced.
Operation Irini’s implementation has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The EU has been calling for a ceasefire in Libya, which has been in turmoil since the 2011 overthrow of dictator Moamer Gaddafi and has become a battleground for rival proxy forces.
The oil-rich country has two competing administrations.
The United Nations has warned of intensified fighting and a deteriorating humanitarian situation in recent days.
Wednesday’s videoconference is also to cover the situation in Ukraine, where the EU is working with the government as it deals with the protracted conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the country’s east. (DPA)
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