France is in “close coordination” with United Nations Mission in Libya to support the country’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections on December 24, the French foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has hired a French firm called J5 for a six-month contract to promote himself in Europe, Libyan news website Alsaa’a 24 reported on Saturday.
Two leaders of the terrorist group ISIS were killed by the French military in Mali, as part of its anti-insurgent operation called ‘Operation Barkhane’.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield and her Russian counterpart Dmitry Polyanskiy stressed upon the necessity to hold the Libyan general elections on December 24 during a Security Council meeting on Libya today.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will chair a ministerial-level meeting on Thursday at the United Nations Security Council, which will be dedicated to the situation in Libya, according to a statement by the French foreign ministry.
Nicolas de Rivière, the French ambassador to the United Nations, announced on Friday that the Security Council will convene on the 15th of July to discuss the implementation of its resolutions on Libya, including monitoring the ceasefire, the withdrawal of foreign forces and mercenaries and preparations for general elections in December.
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, discussed the situation in Libya, among other topics, during a phone conversation on Friday.