US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday expressed American concerns over the prolonged conflict in Libya in a phone call with his Egyptian counterpart, and they agreed on the need for a political solution, the State Department said.
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Libyan GNA Sarajj Says Will Not Stop Military Op Until LNA Withdraws to Pre-War Positions
The forces of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) will not stop military operations until troops of their rival Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, are withdrawn to their pre-war positions, GNA head Fayez Sarraj said.
Read More »Sarraj puts forward conditions of political process
The head of the presidential council of the internationally recognised Government of National Accord, Fayez Al-Sarraj, has informed the Head of the UN Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, about the conditions of the resumption of the political process in the country, which has been frozen since the attack of retired …
Read More »HoR head Saleh rejects Serraj June political peace initiative
Ageela Saleh, head of Libya’s internationally-recognized, parliament, the House of Representatives (HOR), said that Faiez Serraj, head of Libya’s internationally-recognized executive, the Presidency Council and Government of National Accord, has nothing to offer and that he is a hostage to Tripoli’s armed militias.
Read More »Tripoli breakaway HoR members refuse Egypt’s invitation for Cairo meeting
The Tripoli breakaway bloc of House of Representatives (HoR) members have refused an invitation to attend a joint meeting with the rest of the Tobruk-based members by Egypt in Cairo.
Read More »UNSC Lacks Ideas on Way Out of Libyan Crisis – Russia’s Deputy Envoy to UN
The UN Security Council (UNSC) lacks ideas on resolving the conflict in Libya’s Tripoli, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vladimir Safronkov told reporters, following the closed meeting on the recent deadly attack on the Tajoura migrant detention facility in the country.
Read More »Has Russia adjusted its Libya vision?
On June 16, Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the Government of National Accord, proposed a plan to resolve Libya’s current crisis. In a TV address, he called for holding a conference for Libyan parties in coordination with the United Nations mission in the country. The meeting would bring together all Libyan forces seeking a …
Read More »Libya’s Tripoli-based HoR denounces Salame’s meetings with Haftar, says he’s biased
Members of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) convening in Tripoli denounced Tuesday the meeting of UNSMIL’s Head Ghassan Salame with “outlaw Khalifa Haftar.”
Read More »Libya’s liberal alliance proposes ceasefire in Tripoli
Libya’s National Forces Alliance (NFA) on Tuesday announced an initiative to end fighting in the outskirts of capital Tripoli, reports Anadolu Agency.
Read More »Al-Sarraj’s initiative receives international support
The political initiative of the head of the Presidential Council (PC) of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Sarraj, to end the crisis through a national meeting had been welcomed internationally.
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