On Tuesday, Algeria’s Foreign Minister, Sabri Boukadoum, announced that Algeria and Tunisia are jointly seeking to host a political dialogue between Libya’s warring parties.
In a press statement, Boukadoum explained that the dialogue will see the participation of Libya’s neighbouring countries, such as Egypt, Italy, Malta, and Greece.
He also expressed his rejection to the supply of weapons to Libya, calling for the complete respect of Berlin Conference’s outcomes. Boukadoum considered the UN arms embargo on Libya, as having contributed to avoiding the proxy war that some parties want to wage on Libyan soil.
Notably, Morocco is now hosting talks between Libya’s two rival administrations at the initiative of Rabat. It had previously hosted peace talks in 2015, that led to the creation of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord. On 22 August, the rival administrations announced separately that they would cease all hostilities and hold nationwide elections next year. This move was widely welcomed by the international community.