Belgium: Goals of Libyan conference in Berlin 'achieved' - Heiko Maas

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SOT, Heiko Maas, German Foreign Minister (German): "We achieved our goals at the Libya conference in Berlin yesterday. The most important goal is to ensure that those who supported the civil war parties with soldiers, mercenaries and weapons, will stop the support and oblige both sides to come to the negotiating table. Yesterday, with both sides in Berlin, we personalised the so-called '5+5' format. United Nations Special Envoy Gassan Salame will host an official meeting this week to ensure a ceasefire can be turned into an armistice. And here we will deal with integrating the European Union in this process. The weapon embargo theme will certainly be followed up at the United Nations Security Council. Yesterday we decided to hold a follow-up conference with the foreign ministers at the beginning of February. And so yesterday was only the starting signal that the civil war in Libya could lead to a ceasefire and then to an armistice, which is now at stake, which is the next big issue; then a political process and therefore a lasting peace in Libya."
SOT, Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: "Well I think yesterday was a good day. I think we created a good momentum. Both parts have already agreed to put the names of five representatives for military talks. We have to use this momentum in order to advance to a solution. I have to congratulate the German initiative. Today we have a quite busy agenda as always, we're going to talk about Libya, but also about climate diplomacy. Everybody knows that our climate policy requires a strong support, and other countries try to follow us, try to do the same as us. For sure on Sahel, we'll debrief the ministers on the conference called by President Macron in Pau last week, and I think it's going to be a most important issue."
Journalist: What kind of contribution will the EU give in Libya?"
Borrell: "That we are going to talk. There are several possibilities, but you know a ceasefire requires someone to take care of it. We cannot say this is a ceasefire and then forget about it. Arms control, embargo control, there are several possibilities and the ministers will have to decide what to do in order to help implement the agreements of yesterday['s] conference."
SOT, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs (Spanish): "Today on the agenda we will examine the situation on multiple fronts. We will talk about international relations, about Libya, the Sahel, Venezuela, Bolivia, the peace process and also about an issue that is important to Spain: green diplomacy, climate diplomacy. On this topic, I would like to send a very clear message to my European colleagues. Spain is committed to the ecological transition, Spain supports in a very clear and decisive way the green 'Just Transition Fund,' but we are a little worried because we see it as very green but not very just at the moment."
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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that the goals of the Libya conference in Berlin on Sunday had been achieved. He made the comments in Brussels on Monday.
"The most important goal is to ensure that those who supported the civil war parties with soldiers, mercenaries and weapons, will stop the support and oblige both sides to come to the negotiating table," he said.
"Yesterday was only the starting signal that the civil war in Libya could lead to a ceasefire and then to an armistice," Maas added.
After hailing the "German initiative" on Libya, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell expressed caution about the possibility of maintaining a ceasefire. "A ceasefire requires someone to take care of it. We cannot say this is a ceasefire and then forget about it. Arms control, embargo control, there are several possibilities and the ministers will have to decide what to do in order to help implement the agreements of yesterday['s] conference," he stated.