{"id":60207,"date":"2015-12-19T00:14:57","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T22:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/foreign-minister-steinmeier-on-the-signing-of-a-peace-agreement-for-libya\/"},"modified":"2015-12-19T00:14:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T22:14:57","slug":"foreign-minister-steinmeier-on-the-signing-of-a-peace-agreement-for-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/foreign-minister-steinmeier-on-the-signing-of-a-peace-agreement-for-libya\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Minister Steinmeier on the signing of a peace agreement for Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"ltr\"> BERLIN, Germany, December 18, 2015\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister\u00a0Steinmeier issued the following statement in New York today (17\u00a0December) on the signing of a\u00a0peace agreement for Libya in Skhirat, Morocco:<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>I welcome the peace agreement for Libya that was signed in Skhirat in Morocco today. It is an important step on the way to resolving the conflict in a\u00a0country scarred by violence and chaos. Germany and its international partners stand behind this agreement and the efforts on the part of the Libyan people to achieve a\u00a0stable and democratic state. UN\u00a0Special Representative Martin Kobler has our full support. We will actively support the implementation of the agreements, for example by helping to establish state and administrative structures, in the fight against\u00a0ISIS, and by lending our assistance to efforts to build up security forces. Germany also stands ready to play a\u00a0part in overcoming the humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n<p>There are still many hurdles ahead of us, and success is anything but guaranteed. There is, on all sides, still a\u00a0minority that seeks to torpedo the peace agreement and the process as a\u00a0whole. The security situation in the capital Tripoli also remains fragile. We will, in talks with the parties and also with the countries in the region, step up our efforts to ensure that the new government of national unity can take the reins of power also in the capital soon after its inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>Resolving the conflict in Libya is in our own best interest. Libya, which is in the\u00a0EU\u2019s immediate neighbourhood, will determine whether the region will continue to destabilise and radical forces gain the upper hand, or whether it will be possible to, step by step, pacify this country that offers so much potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BERLIN, Germany, December 18, 2015\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ &#8212; Foreign Minister\u00a0Steinmeier issued the following statement in New York today (17\u00a0December) on the signing of a\u00a0peace agreement for Libya in Skhirat, Morocco: I welcome the peace agreement for Libya that was signed in Skhirat in Morocco today. 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