On 19 January, Managing Editor of Libya-Analysis LLC discussed the Berlin Conference with CNN Newsroom as the meeting was taking place in Berlin, gathering Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj as well as Khalifa Haftar and 12 countries and international as well as regional organizations. Smith highlighted the determination of the Berlin conference participants in the initial communiqué on the matter of the protection of oil infrastructure, following the news on 17 January of a blockade operated by forces aligned with Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) on most of Libya’s Eastern oil terminals.[video width="640" height="360" mp4="http://www.libya-analysis.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CNN-Newsroom-Rhiannon-Smith-on-Libya-Peace-Talks-.mp4"][/video]
Africa, Anti-LNA coalition, GNA, Governance, Haftar, Libyan Army/Militias, Media Appearances, NOC, Oil, Security, Tripoli, UN
Rhiannon Smith on CNN Newsroom on Berlin Conference