(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, March 28 (KUNA) -- The European Union has expressed its regret that the fighting has increased in Libya despite the international calls for a humanitarian truce to help contain the Coronavirus pandemic in the country.
"The challenging circumstances created by the Coronavirus pandemic make the need to halt the fighting in Tripoli and across the country even more urgent.
We strongly condemn any attack against civilian population," EU High Representative Josep Borrell said in a Declaration on behalf of the 27-member bloc in a statement late Friday.
The EU urged all the relevant Libyan actors to immediately stop the fighting and engage in reaching a political solution to the crisis.
The Declaration called once again on all UN Member States to respect and uphold the UN arms embargo, to discontinue the influx of foreign fighters into Libya and to refrain from destabilizing actions that could further deteriorate the already fragile situation in the country.
"It is also crucial to safeguard Libya's oil resources and protect its infrastructure in full compliance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
Oil production should resume under the auspices of the National Oil Company (NOC) as a matter of urgency and its equitable distribution among all Libyan regions and in the interest of all Libyans should be ensured," it said.
The EU reiterated its full commitment to support the Berlin Process and the UN-led mediation efforts.
The EU said it is ready to deploy all the instruments necessary to ensure full implementation of the Berlin Conference Conclusions, including through its new naval operation in the Mediterranean called EUNAVFOR MED-IRINI. (end)
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