German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas made a public statement about the latest situation in Libya following his meeting with French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, Italian counterpart Luigi di Maio and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday.
Expressing his concern on the recently increasing clashes and civil casualties, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas condemned the attacks targeting civilians and residential places in the capital Tripoli.
Maas said that warring sides in Libya are making a mistake by assuming that the crisis can be solved through military action instead of political dialogue and diplomatic initiatives. The German minister reminded the Berlin conference on Libya held in January and said that the diplomatic efforts started there and still continue.
Maas also added that Operation IRINI launched by the European Union will make a major contribution to the implementation of an arms embargo decision for Libya.
The EU last week launched a delayed naval mission to enforce an arms embargo on Libya.
Operation IRINI, currently headquartered in Rome, aims to halt the flow of arms into Libya.