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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Libya is unable to restore its state, pointing out that the situation there creates many problems in Africa’s coastal and Sahara regions.

UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, said he met in Moscow with Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, where they discussed the current situation in Libya and the challenges facing the restoration of the electoral process.

Russia maintains contacts with all leading political forces in Libya and hopes that the postponement of the general elections there, originally planned for December 2021, will not trigger an escalation of military and political tensions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an address to the participants in the 11th Middle East conference of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

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Italy and Russia share the “urgent need” to continue supporting the internal Libyan negotiations, because joint cooperation between the two countries on Libya is “pivotal”, the Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told reporters on Friday during a press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Rome.

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Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush will arrive in Moscow on Thursday, where she will meet with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.

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