Libya Arms Embargo Has Become a ‘Joke,’ Top UN Official Says
- Governments attempting to end civil war in North African state
- Germany hosts Libya meeting on sidelines of Munich conference
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A senior United Nations official called the arms embargo on Libya a “joke” as governments struggled to hold together efforts to end a civil war in the North African country.
Germany on Sunday hosted a meeting of top officials in Munich, who expressed concern about “the deplorable recent violations” of the Libyan weapons embargo, while reaffirming the conclusions of a summit in Berlin last month. The goal is to end a conflict between Fayez al-Sarraj, Libya’s UN-backed prime minister, and his rival General Khalifa Haftar.