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With no accord in Tunis, Stephanie Williams to discuss demobilising militias in Turkey

Published on 19.11.2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

Head of UNSMIL Stephanie Williams. © Mohamed Messara/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Representatives from UNSMIL, including mission head Stephanie Williams, and the GNC are set to talk about security at a conference organised by a pro-Ergodan think-tank.

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