EU urges Libya’s warring factions to ‘cease all military actions’
By DW
26 December 2019 |
6:07 am
The EU has called on forces allied to rival Libyan governments to return to the negotiating table and end the conflict by political means. But the entry of Russia and Turkey into the conflict could complicate the matter.
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