PARIS (Reuters) - Libyan eastern commander Khalifa Haftar, speaking on Wednesday with French President Emmanuel Macron, ruled out a ceasefire and said he wanted to rid the capital of militias that had “infested” the U.N.-backed government, a French presidential official said. Macron and French officials have for weeks repeated their official support for the GNA and have called for an unconditional ceasefire. “The distrust we see between the Libyan actors is stronger than ever today,” said the official after the meeting between Macron and Haftar in Paris. “When the question of the ceasefire was put on the table, Haftar’s reaction to this was to ask: “negotiate with whom for a ceasefire today?” the official said. However, the official said Haftar had given no indication as to when he would be ready for any potential talks.

Source: Libya Today May 22, 2019 18:04 UTC