The Libyan rival sides meeting in Geneva at the level of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission agree on the need to abide by a lasting and permanent ceasefire after months of conflict in the suburbs of Tripoli. “There is an agreement to convert the truce into a lasting ceasefire, so the principle has been adopted by both sides,” he said. Although this truce had been accepted by both sides, Mr. Salamé noted that at the same time, an international arms embargo has been broken “incessantly” since 2011, with evidence of increasing foreign interference. “We have new evidence of new equipment but also new fighters – non-Libyan fighters – joining the two camps”, he said. Speaking to reporters in New York Tuesday, he was critical of the countries that last month met in Berlin to push for progress in Libya peace talks.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 05, 2020 13:41 UTC