Morocco has expressed its astonishment over its exclusion from the conference on the Libyan crisis, scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany, Sunday Jan. 19. “Morocco expresses its deep astonishment at its exclusion from the Berlin Conference on Libya,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a communiqué, recalling that the Kingdom has always been at the forefront of international efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis. “The Kingdom of Morocco understands neither the criteria nor the motivations behind the choice of the countries (invited) to participate in the Berlin meeting,” the Foreign Ministry added. “The host country of this conference, which is far from the region and the complexity of the Libyan crisis, cannot use the meeting on Libya as a tool to promote its own national interests,” the Foreign Department noted, renewing Morocco’s continued commitment towards the Libyan brothers and contribution to a solution of the Libyan crisis. Turkey, Russia, China, France, Italy, the US, the UK, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt are among the participating countries, in addition to the UN, EU, African Union, and the Arab League.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 18, 2020 21:56 UTC