Libya's foreign minister sees progress on removal of foreign mercenaries

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas delivers a welcome speech at the beginning of the 'Second Berlin Conference on Libya' at the foreign office in Berlin, Germany, June 23, 2021. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS

BERLIN (Reuters) -Libya's foreign minister said on Wednesday international powers had made progress at talks in Berlin on the removal of foreign fighters from the country, although a final communique from the U.N.-backed conference specified no concrete new measures.

Libya has had little stability since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising against then head of state Muammar Gaddafi, but a U.N.-led peace process brought a ceasefire last summer after fighting between rival factions paused and then a unity government.