Khalid al-Mashri, head of the Supreme Council of State in Libya, said that Haftar has no place in any political settlement, and that Haftar has become a thing of the past even for his allies.
He added in an exclusive interview with Al-Jazeera that the government of national reconciliation does not attach great hopes to the Berlin conference or to the international community to solve the crisis in Libya.
Al-Mashri said that the international community only wants Libya to oil and fight terrorism.
The head of the Supreme Council of State in Libya indicated that the retirement of Major General Khalifa Hifter and Aqila Saleh's use of foreign countries was what forced the National Accord government to take refuge in Turkey.
He stressed that the reconciliation government does not invite Turkey to fight on its behalf, but rather seeks to achieve a balance in the field.
He said, "The other party is the one who hated us and forced us to seek refuge in Turkey. We have fought unilaterally since 2014, and the attempt of sedition led by the UAE and Egypt and the attempted coup in Libya. After the support Haftar received from several countries, a balance must be struck."
With regard to the Russian presence in Libya, al-Shihri says that "Russia to this day does not announce that it is fighting with Haftar but rather Russian companies," stressing that Moscow recognizes the government of reconciliation.
On the relations with Algeria and Tunisia, Al-Mashri stressed that Libya has economic ties and mutual interests that make the "vision identical," noting that Algeria cannot "accept Egyptian forces on its borders."
He concluded the interview with the expectation that "the axis of evil led by Mohammed bin Zayed against the Arab Spring will be defeated," and that 2020 will be the year of salvation in Libya.