Cyprus Welcomes Egypt's New Initiative for Ceasefire in Libya

On Sunday, the Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the latest Egyptian initiative aimed at ending the Libyan conflict and resuming the political process.

In a statement, the ministry said that the Cairo initiative is based on the principles and values of the United Nations Charter, the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, as well as the conclusions of the Berlin Conference on Libya.

It stressed the importance of reaching a political solution and announcing an immediate ceasefire to put an end to the current crisis in Libya.

The ministry pointed out that achieving peace in Libya will have a very significant effect in efforts to strengthen peace, security and stability in the country, as well as the wider regions of North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Notably, President El-Sisi announced on Saturday an initiative for a political settlement in Libya following his talks in Cairo with the Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar.

Cairo Declaration, the Egyptian initiative announced by Sisi, seeks ceasefire between warring Libyan parties starting from June 8, a UN-supervised election of a Libyan presidential council and drafting a constitutional declaration to regulate elections for the later stage, Sisi said in a joint press conference following his meeting with Haftar and the Libyan parliament speaker Aguila Saleh.