The European Union "it must act appropriately to its responsibilities, primarily to restore peace and security to Libya". This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, in an interview with the Austrian daily “Die Presse”, taken up by the Italian news agency Nova. Specifies the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Di Maio"This means investing every possible resource in political dialogue, the only means to reach a negotiated and lasting solution to the Libyan crisis, and having the strength to oppose the politics of violence, which risks driving the Libyan conflict out of control. The European Union has already given important signals in this direction, also with theOperation Irini, who I am convinced will contribute significantly to the efforts to pacify the country, but work should continue to strengthen the European presence in Libya. Libya is now at a crossroads between the continuation of a fratricidal war or the restart of a path of inclusive dialogue towards a lasting and sustainable stabilization. Italy and the European Union must do all they can to put an end to the conflict and promote the stabilization of the country. In Libya, among the Libyans, there is a great desire for Europe, there is the hope of re-establishing a wide-ranging and mutually beneficial cooperation. This is what I saw on my most recent visit to Tripoli. This is an important credit opening towards Europe, which we will do well now to take advantage of".
Field activities continue
Meanwhile, unidentified warplanes have carried out raids on the Al-Wattyia air base, west of the capital Tripoli. This was reported by a Libyan military source to the Turkish news agency Anadolu confirming what was relaunched by some pro Haftar media, namely an aviation attack headed by General Haftar on the Al Wattyia air base, 130 km southwest of Tripoli. , near the Tunisian border, returned to the Tripoli government since May. The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, said "that the attacks targeted equipment inside the base, including an air defense system and no casualties were reported."
Parliament Tobruk presses for the UN Unsmil mission
The president of the Tobruk House of Representatives (Libyan parliament meeting in Cyrenaica), Aguila Saleh, will travel to Geneva to urge the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (Unsmil) to implement the Cairo Declaration, an initiative supported by Egypt aimed at resolving the Libyan crisis. This was reported by the information website "Libya Review".The initiative announced on 6 June by the Egyptian president Abdel Fatahto Sisi provides for: the implementation of a permanent ceasefire; the withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries from Libyan territory; the dismantling of militias and the handover of weapons; the formation of a new Presidential Council that includes a President, two Vice-Presidents and a Prime Minister, all appointed for a term of one and a half years, which can be extended for up to another six months; the drafting of a constitutional declaration to regulate the elections to be fixed at a later stage. The Egyptian proposal was rejected by Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA), the executive body chaired by Fayez al Sarraj and recognized by the United Nations.