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Kamala Harris, Lavrov, Guterres... Who will show up to Macron's Libya conference?

Published on 29.10.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

French president Emmanuel Macron. © Stephane Mahe/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

France has invited some dozen heads of state to its forum devoted to Libya on 12 November, but several neighbouring countries may skip the event, and the schedule for elections in Libya remains up in the air.

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