Yesterday, UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame stressed that the arms embargo on Libya was subject to repeated violations, explaining that its full implementation requires international cooperation.

At a press conference in Munich, Salame talked about numerous violations committed in Tripoli, the most recent was the shelling of Tripoli port.

“So, while the situation on the ground remains a situation where the truce is very fragile, is often violated, where new attacks took place, even today, in the very [sea] port of Tripoli, where incidents take place left and right; while this situation remains on the ground, nobody has so far reneged on the principles of accepting the truce and the political process is trying to find a way to go forward,” he said.

Salame stated that there are two main factors giving him hope at this stage.

“There are reasons to be hopeful here, first because the Libyans do want an end to this tragedy they have painted themselves into, but also that the Berlin Conference has produced a follow-up machinery that will push for the implementation of this resolution that basically translates into legal terms the conclusions of the Berlin conference.” Salame said.