HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has called for the strict enforcement of the UN arms embargo on both sides of the conflict in Libya.
"The war won't stop with the appeals launched from the first day which (Libyan commander Khalifa) Haftar has ignored -- nor, as Tripoli has called for, by freeing the (UN-backed) government from the embargo," Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said in an interview published in Tuesday's La Repubblica.
Sheikh Mohamed, during a visit to Rome, said the international community could end the fighting by enforcing the embargo against Haftar and preventing those countries that had supplied him with modern weapons and munitions from continuing to do so.
Asked if he meant Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, he noted that all three countries had close links with Haftar and had a stake in creating a regime like their own in Libya.
"And I ask the question: can someone explain how Haftar's troops were able to cover 1,500km of desert towards Tripoli without anyone realising?"
Ten days ago, Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) launched an offensive to seize the Libyan capital -- home to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA).
HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani also with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Enzo Moavero Milanesi
QNA reports:
HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conti, during his visit to Italy on Monday.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and means of enhancing and developing them, as well as issues of common concern, especially the situation in Libya.
HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani expressed Qatar's concern about the serious military escalation led by General Haftar, pointing out that such actions do not take into account the supreme national interest of the Libyan people and will have serious repercussions at the local and international levels.
The Foreign Minister stressed the need for the militias to respect international law and the Security Council resolutions and immediately stop all attempts to obstruct efforts to complete the Libyan dialogue.
In a joint statement, HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Italian prime minister stressed the importance of international co-ordination to support coexistence, peace, and stability in Libya for the benefit of the Libyan people and putting Libyan interest above all considerations.
HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani also met the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Enzo Moavero Milanesi in Rome on Monday.
During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and means of boosting them and enhancing the prospects for co-operation in addition to a number of issues of common interest, especially the situation in Libya.
