Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a peace conference on Libya in Germany on Sunday, as world powers step up efforts to find a lasting ceasefire. Ahead of the peace conference Libya’s military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who Moscow is accused of supporting in Libya’s conflict, thanked Putin for his peace efforts, the Kremlin said.
“On January 19 Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Berlin to take part in the International conference on Libya,” the Kremlin said.
The peace talks in Berlin will focus on stopping the fighting and launching a “broad political dialogue” under the auspices of the United Nations, the Kremlin added in a statement.
Libya has been in turmoil since dictator Moamer Kadhafi was killed in a 2011 Nato-backed uprising.
Putin will take part in peace conference at Germany’s Libya
