The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said on Sunday that the Government of National Accord (GNA) has misunderstood President Sisi’s statements, saying his words have been taken out of context and misread.

The European Union said it was concerned about the recent surge in declarations on Libya as they work against the de-escalation of the conflict, the bloc’s chief spokesman for the foreign policy said on Monday, commenting on the Egyptian president’s threat of military intervention.

The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution Monday ordering a “fact-finding mission” to Libya in order to document violations and abuses committed in the country since 2016.

Russia has denied US claims that it has new aircraft active in Libyan airspace. The denial came in the form of a short tweet by the Russian embassy in Greece last Thursday (18 June) quoting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.

The Libyan House of Representatives in Tripoli has condemned the statements made by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his threats to carry out military intervention in Libya.

Adviser to the Speaker of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives, Fathi Al-Marimi has welcomed Egypt’s Sisi statements on Libya, confirming that the parliament formally supports his remarks.

The Libyan Presidential Council described on Sunday Egyptian president’s military intervention threat as a “declaration of war.” 

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday said his country has a legitimate right to intervene in neighbouring Libya and ordered his army to be ready to carry out any mission outside the country, if necessary, Reuters reports.

The fast-paced advance of the Turkish-backed Tripoli forces in Libya has stalled at the key coastal city of Sirte as Russia’s role in the conflict has grown more assertive, heralding a tough bargaining between Ankara and Moscow.

Libya’s UN-recognised government plans to boycott next week’s Arab League meeting on the conflict in the country, Foreign Minister Mohamed Taher Siala said, citing the bloc’s failure to consult it beforehand.