Security and money-laundering agreements signed heralding Libyan-French rapprochement? France was accused of blocking any EU attempts to condemn Hafter as the aggressor and for calls for Hafter to withdraw to the status quo ante. France was also accused – together with Russia – of any UN Security Council condemnation of Hafter. The meeting also took place, the Serraj government said, ‘‘to prepare for the conclusion of security memorandums in the interests of the two countries’’. It is not clear what carrots the French government offered the Serraj administration and why the Serraj government backtracked so much.

Source: Libya Herald May 22, 2019 16:07 UTC