World Powers Urge Exit of Foreign Fighters to Secure Libya Peace
Antony Blinken and Heiko Maas during the conference on Libya in Berlin on June 23.
Photographer: Florian Gaertner/Photothek/Getty Images
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International powers stressed Wednesday the need for foreign fighters and mercenaries to be gradually withdrawn from Libya to avoid a lopsided power balance, tackling head on a major sticking point in the conflict that has ravaged the OPEC member.
The call, issued at a conference hosted by Germany and the United Nations in Berlin, was accompanied by a renewed commitment to push ahead with December elections critical to stabilizing the country after a decade of turmoil.