Russia Monday welcomed Khalifa Haftar’s efforts seeking the restauration of a central government in Libya, six years after the collapse of the Gaddafi regime. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov told visiting Commander of Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar that Moscow stands on his side to flash out extremism. The Russian top diplomat however made it clear that Moscow remains faithful to the Libyan Political Agreement signed in Skhirate in December 2015 under the aegis of the UN. “We believe that it is very important to focus all mediation efforts and ideas on the political front on the basis of the activities of the United Nations,” he said. Russia wants “all major political forces, tribes and regions” to undertake the path of dialogue, he said.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 16, 2017 00:22 UTC