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Second Meeting of International Contact Group for Libya Held in Addis Ababa.

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Tripoli, 28 January 2015(Lana) The second meeting of the International Contact Group for Libya was held in Addis Ababa on Wednesday to discuss international effort to help this country end its crisis. The AU's Peace and Security Council Chief Ismail al-Sharqawi underlined the importance of agreement by the international community to end the Libyan crisis. Bernardino Leon, the UN Special Envoy to Libya did not attend the meeting, because he was engaged with the Libyan parties at the dialogue session in Geneva, al-Sharqawi said. 'The meeting is a chance to assess the situation in Libya, and to review efforts aimed at overcoming the challenges, he said, adding that while the picture looked grim in Libya, there were positive developments to take the country out of its crisis. He stressed AU preparedness to help UN efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis. The Contact Group includes 16 Arab and European countries in addition to the UN, the Arab League and the African Union. =Lana=