TAORMINA, May 29 (APP/IINA) – Wrapping up their two-day summit in Taormina,
Italy, leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) called for a comprehensive political
dialogue and national reconciliation in Libya, without making any pledges of
collective assistance.
In their final communique, the G7 leaders said it is urgent to advance on
the path of inclusive political dialogue and national reconciliation in Libya.
“We welcome the recent meetings between key Libyan players. All Libyans
must engage with a spirit of compromise and desist from actions that would fuel
further conflict,” they said.
While warning against the temptation of military settlements of the
situation, we reiterate our full support for the institutional framework laid out
in the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) as the framework within which political
solutions can be found, including possible adjustments to the LPA that may
advance reconciliation, the leaders said in the final communique.
“We support the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) mediation
effort. We also support the Presidency Council and the Government of National
Accord (GNA) in their effort to consolidate State institutions, alleviate human
suffering, protect and expand infrastructure, strengthen and diversify the
economy, manage migration flows and eradicate the terrorist threat,” they added.
The summit was attended by leaders of African countries linked to Europe’s
migration crisis. In his speech to the summit, Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou
urged the G7 to take urgent measures to end the crisis in Libya – the point of
departure for hundreds of thousands of migrants looking for a better life in
Europe. He also criticized them for not honoring aid promises to fight poverty
in West Africa’s poorest regions.
“Be it Niger, a transit nation, or the countries of origin, it is only
through development that we will prevent illegal migration,” Issoufou said.
The G7 is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United
Kingdom and the United States. These countries are the seven major advanced
economies as reported by the International Monetary Fund.