Russia Can Play Key Role in Resolving Libya Crisis, Says Libyan Foreign Minister
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- Acting Libyan Foreign Minister Taher al-Baour met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow and stated that Russia can play a key role in resolving the Libya crisis and uniting Libyan state institutions.
- Al-Baour emphasized that a political solution requires general parliamentary elections that all sides participate in.
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MOSCOW, April 21. /TASS/. Russia plays a key role in resolving the situation in Libya, Acting Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Taher al-Baour stated following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. "As for Russia, its role is very important, as my dear friend [Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov] said, because Russia has very good relations with all Libyan parties [of the conflict], both in the West and the East, and therefore we want relations to develop further so that this helps solve the issues in Libya," Taher al-Baour has stated. According to him, Moscow "can play a key role in resolving the crisis and uniting the institutions of the state of Libya." The top Libyan diplomat also acknowledged that "it is impossible to achieve a political solution and to unite all the Libyan state institutions except by holding general parliamentary elections that all sides participate in and are satisfied with."
