Libya ceasefire talks going in 'right direction', U.N. envoy says


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  • Saturday, 22 Feb 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.N. Envoy for Libya, Ghassan Salame holds a news briefing after a meeting of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission in Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GENEVA (Reuters) - Ceasefire talks between Libya's warring sides are going in the "right direction" while hitting hurdles over violations of an arms embargo and a truce declared last month, the United Nations envoy for Libya said on Friday.

Ghassan Salame speaking to Reuters during a break in military talks in Geneva, which resumed on Thursday after the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli pulled out of negotiations as renegade forces shelled the capital's port.

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