Agreement reached for Libya, six points essential

The draft document envisions that the crisis resolution process in Libya will be divided into six parts: ceasefire, arms embargo, political process, reform in the security sector, economic and financial reform, respect of international humanitarian law and human rights.

The draft also requires no interference in the armed conflict in Libya and calls on the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on countries that violate the arms embargo.

According to the Russian agency TASS, a special international monitoring committee will be established after the text is approved to oversee implementation of the Berlin Summit.

Speaking at a press conference, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said only a political solution would function in Libya and that further military engagement will only prolong the suffering of the Libyan people.

Merkel said the discussion in Berlin “will not solve all of Libya's problems”, adding that today's talks are intended to give new impulses to the peace process.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told reporters that all sides in the agreement are committed to supporting the ceasefire, while Italian Prime Minister Giusppe Cton said his country was willing to play a key role in overseeing the agreed ceasefire.

Libya has been divided into rival administrations since Muamer al-Gaddafi's collapse and murder in 2011, each with support from various states.

The official government in Tripoli is backed by Turkey, while the forces of Khalifa Haftar, whose fortress east of Benghazi, backed by Egypt, Russia and the United Arab Emirates