French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that the European Union should push for sanctions over those involved in Libya’s conflict.
Arms sanctions, Macron said, were necessary "to achieve a ceasefire and unlock a real dynamic towards a political resolution of the Libyan conflict,” he told reporters at the Elysee Palace alongside his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades.
Macron said foreign powers "whoever they are" cannot be allowed to violate a UN embargo on sending weapons to Libya.
Turkey supports Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA).
France angrily condemned Ankara last month after it said a French navy ship was targeted by a Turkish frigate's missile radar while inspecting cargo en route to Libya.
"More broadly, Europe must undertake a thorough reflection on the security issues in the Mediterranean," said Macron, who will host a summit of countries of the southern European Union at the end of August or early September.
