The former head of the General National Conference, Nuri Abu Sahmain has called upon all “patriots” to come together and reunite under one umbrella, meant to provide a truly national vision and a decent life for all Libyans.

The deadlock in Libya continues. Over the past few years, international diplomatic efforts have failed to stop the fighting between the Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli and the forces supporting General Khalifa Haftar in the east of the country.

The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian has expressed concerns about the tensions in Libya, calling for ceasefire so that Libyans can resume the political process under the auspices of the UN.

The United Nations’ former Libya envoy Ghassan Salame attacked the world body’s Security Council on Wednesday, saying he had been “stabbed in the back” and accusing member states of “hypocrisy”.

“The ongoing negotiations between Turkey and Russia on the Libyan file are based on the principles recognised by the High Council of State and the Government of National Accord (GNA),” the Chairman of the High Council of State, Khalid Al-Mishri, said on Wednesday.

The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday the United States started to have a more viable role in Libya, saying Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Donald Trump had reached a common ground regarding the Libyan crisis.

Turkey sees head of Libya’s Tobruk-based parliament Aguila Saleh Issa as a viable negotiations partner and wants him to represent the eastern bloc instead of Khalifa Haftar, a Turkish envoy said in an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye.

The Interior Minister in the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bashagha, said that any initiatives to end the political crisis and unify the Libyan state institutions are welcome.

The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said initiatives for ending Libya’s political crisis and uniting state institutions are welcome if they enforce sovereignty of the state and stem from the will of the people.

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said his country’s position on the situation in Libya is to reject military action and to keep a distance from all the parties involved in the crisis.