02:36Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that the situation in Libya was "very, very bad," as EU foreign ministers were arriving for an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, on Monday.
"I just had the letter from Mr. [Ghassan] Salame, the Special Representative of the United Nations, explaining that well, the ceasefire is still not there, the truce is being violated, the arms embargo also, that the fight continues," said Borrell.
"The political process of Berlin is still, still working. But the situation in the ground, it's very, very bad. The petroleum, the oil embargo, the oil cut is weakening the economy of this country. They are losing about $60 million (€55.3 million) a day by the oil that they cannot sell."
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas underlined the importance for European countries to "unite" on the Libyan issue and to supervise the weapon embargo to make sure it is being respected.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, was later questioned on 40 unidentified suitcases that allegedly flew on the Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez' plane and ended up in her country's Venezuelan Embassy.
Belgium: Situation in Libya is 'very, very bad' - EU's Borrell
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that the situation in Libya was "very, very bad," as EU foreign ministers were arriving for an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, on Monday.
"I just had the letter from Mr. [Ghassan] Salame, the Special Representative of the United Nations, explaining that well, the ceasefire is still not there, the truce is being violated, the arms embargo also, that the fight continues," said Borrell.
"The political process of Berlin is still, still working. But the situation in the ground, it's very, very bad. The petroleum, the oil embargo, the oil cut is weakening the economy of this country. They are losing about $60 million (€55.3 million) a day by the oil that they cannot sell."
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas underlined the importance for European countries to "unite" on the Libyan issue and to supervise the weapon embargo to make sure it is being respected.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, was later questioned on 40 unidentified suitcases that allegedly flew on the Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez' plane and ended up in her country's Venezuelan Embassy.
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said that the situation in Libya was "very, very bad," as EU foreign ministers were arriving for an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, on Monday.
"I just had the letter from Mr. [Ghassan] Salame, the Special Representative of the United Nations, explaining that well, the ceasefire is still not there, the truce is being violated, the arms embargo also, that the fight continues," said Borrell.
"The political process of Berlin is still, still working. But the situation in the ground, it's very, very bad. The petroleum, the oil embargo, the oil cut is weakening the economy of this country. They are losing about $60 million (€55.3 million) a day by the oil that they cannot sell."
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas underlined the importance for European countries to "unite" on the Libyan issue and to supervise the weapon embargo to make sure it is being respected.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, was later questioned on 40 unidentified suitcases that allegedly flew on the Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez' plane and ended up in her country's Venezuelan Embassy.