U.N. summit announces new ceasefire in Libya's intractable conflict
World leaders announced a new cease-fire Sunday and pledged to respect an arms embargo in Libya, concluding a U.N.-sponsored summit that marked an eleventh-hour push by European nations to re-engage in an intractable conflict they had long ignored.
Libya has been racked by multiple spasms of violence since 2011, when a NATO operation dislodged longtime dictator Col. Moammar Kadafi amid wide-spread demonstrations against his rule. U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met with a number of leaders ahead of the summit and participated in the talks but did not speak to reporters at the news conference.
Leaders from the United Nations, the European Union, the African Union and the Arab League also attended.Underscoring the difficulties Merkel and other leaders faced, there was no face-to-face meeting between Haftar and Fayez Serraj, the premier of the Tripoli government.
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