Russia Says Libyan Conflict Has No Military Solution, Calls for Urgent Truce

Russia says the conflict in Libya has no military solution and an immediate ceasefire is required as foreign intervention continues to flame the fighting in the North African country.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that he had discussed the Libyan conflict with his Turkish and Egyptian counterparts and that they had agreed with Moscow on the need for an urgent truce in the country.

“For the past few days, I had telephone conversations with the Turkish foreign minister and the Egyptian foreign minister. Both of my colleagues supported this approach. Everyone should recognize that there is not any military solution. We must sit down at the negotiating table and look for universally acceptable agreements,” Lavrov said during an online press conference in the Russian capital.

“I do not see any options other than an immediate ceasefire. An immediate ceasefire, and resolving all other issues based on the negotiation process within the framework of the Berlin conference declaration,” he added, referring to a conference aimed at finding a political solution to the Libyan crisis last January that was attended by world powers and regional actors.

Lavrov also urged all external players to create conditions for an inclusive dialog between the warring factions in Libya.

Source: Press TV