"I think it's a historic and criminal responsibility for a member of Nato," Mr Macron said as he visited German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak. Europe's ineffective foreign policy has been exposed by its marginalisation in conflicts such as those in Libya and Syria. France accused Turkey of repeated breaches of the UN arms embargo and of importing Syrian fighters to Libya. Mr Macron denied backing the east-based forces led by commander Khalifa Haftar, stressing that France was in favour of a “political solution”. Turkey backs the GNA government that controls the capital, Tripoli with the aid of local militias and fighters from coastal Misurata.

Source: Libya Today June 30, 2020 15:00 UTC