Josep Borrell Fontelles and Mike Pompeo met for Libya peace talks at Berlin Summit

Josep Borrell Fontelles and Mike Pompeo met for Libya peace talks at Berlin Summit. Ceasefire is a step forward. The Second Libyan Civil War is an ongoing conflict among rival factions seeking control of the territory and oil of Libya. #eudebates #Libya #EuropeanUnion #AlSaraz #Haftar #Erdogan #Turkey #Egypt #Berlin

Berlin: Libya peace summit agrees on commitment to UN arms embargo
The summit on the conflict in Libya has ended with an agreement to more strictly enforce the UN arms embargo. Host Angela Merkel said a "new spirit" had been created to find a lasting solution to the conflict.

World leaders attending the Libya peace summit in Berlin agreed on Sunday to uphold a UN arms embargo and end military backing for the North African country's warring factions.

The agreement, signed by 16 states and organizations, also set out plans for international efforts to monitor the implementation of the restrictions after failed efforts to implement the embargo for almost a decade but without much success in the conflict-blighted country.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel endorsed the declaration as she said: "We agreed on a comprehensive plan forward. I can say that all participants worked really constructively together."

"We all agree that we should respect the arms embargo, and that it should be controlled more strongly than it has been in the past," she said.

She added that the leaders who attended the summit had agreed to continue to hold additional meetings to ensure the process continues so that "the people in Libya get their right to a peaceful life."

Push for a permanent ceasefire expected as warring sides and world leaders attend peace negotiations in Germany.

Bilateral meeting between Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, and Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State