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African leaders pledge to assist Libya through dialogue

Reporter: Girum Chala 丨 CCTV.com

11-10-2016 10:27 BJT

African leaders have pledged to assist Libyan stakeholders to find solutions to their problems. The meeting is called by the African Union chair Idris Deby, who is also the president of Chad. The high-level summit also brings together the leaders of South Africa, Uganda and Ethiopia among others.

It's these Presidents from the Republic of Congo,Niger,Chad,Sudan,South Africa and Uganda who came to Addis for the two days high level summit on Libya. Their aim is to rally for peaceful effort for the unity of Libyan stakeholder.

"Africa today is deeply affected by the disastrous consequences of the Libyan crisis at the security,humanitarian,and economic levels. I don't think it's necessary to explain the sense of its initiatives and the primary role that the continent has to play in resolving the Libyan conflict," said Idris Deby, Chadian President & African Union Chair.

Few months back the UN has managed to strike a deal in Libya which formed a national accord government in that country. UN special representative to Libya Martin Kobbler says Africa's role now will be significantly instrumental.

"The most important thing is that everybody seats together around one table. Now if the African Union can play it's role to bring the stakeholders around the table then it's very good. Because some of them they do not even talk to us the United Nations," said Martin Kobbler, UN special representative to Libya. 

"We have no interests in the country apart from the mandate, the implementation of the Libyan Politcial agreement and to bring peace and stability to the people."

The Vice President of the Libyan national unity government however feels Africa should have exerted the solidarity effort long ago.

"There is no doubt about the role that the African decision can play. There is indeed a delay from the African side. But the recent engagement made by Africa I think it will play a crucial role to solve the problem in Libya. African leaders must make their voices heard and show that they are here," said Musa Al-Kuni, vice president of Presidential Council of Libyan Government of National Accord.

African heads of state which met here as part of the special committee of Libya unanimously agree on one thing any out side military intervention in Libya is not welcome any more.

Rather inclusive dialogue should be given higher priority. Analyst says none of the leaders want to see the same western military intervention which which brought chaos to Libya repeat itself.

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