UN experts on Friday called on all private military contractors and mercenaries to leave Libya immediately, saying their departure is “overdue” and a “vital precondition” for the peaceful elections planned for this year, reports Anadolu Agency.
A meeting was conducted in the Sirte Security Directorate headquarters, presided over by Brigadier General Ali Alnusiri, Director of the General Department of Security Operations and member of the 5 + 5 Military Commission’s Security Arrangements.
The African Union (AU) has urged its member countries to accelerate the evacuation and repatriation of its nationals who are trapped in Libya.
Pregnant women and scores of minors were among 196 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya on Saturday by a vessel operated by French NGO SOS Mediterranee.
The Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Polonsky, said that Russia and Turkey fully agree on the necessity for all foreign forces and mercenaries to withdraw from Libya.
Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, announced on Friday that he is arranging a return to political life in his first video interview since his disappearance ten years ago.
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