Kremlin comments on results of Berlin conference on Libya

Moscow commends the results of the international conference on Libya in Berlin as a major step towards settlement in that country, Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

When asked about the Kremlin’s assessment of the Berlin conference’s results, Peskov said, "Positive." 

According to him, a very important step has been made towards eventual settlement in Libya.

"Settlement efforts will be continued "based on this first step" under the United Nations auspices," TASS cited the Kremlin spokesman as saying.

Berlin hosted a high-level international conference on Libyan settlement on January 19, with Russia, the U.S., Turkey, Egypt and other countries, as well as the EU and the UN taking part.