Algeria called on the international community and the Security Council to "impose an immediate cease-fire in Libya," while receiving the Libyan Prime Minister Al-Wefaq al-Sarraj, coinciding with the visit of Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoغلlu to the country.
State television reported that Algeria called on the international community to assume its responsibilities to enforce respect for security and peace in Libya.
The Algerian presidency said in a statement after receiving President Abdel Majid Taboun, head of the Libyan reconciliation government, Fayez al-Sarraj, at the presidential palace in the capital on Monday that the president called for an end to the escalation and to distance the region from external interference.
She added that the talks between the two parties were an opportunity to remind Algeria of its position on the Libyan crisis, which is based on the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of others.
According to the presidential statement, Algeria strongly condemned "acts of violence", the last of which was the massacre that claimed the lives of about 30 students at the Military College in Tripoli, which it described as an act that amounted to a war crime, and considered that the Libyan capital Tripoli is a red line that no one crosses. ".
In conjunction with Al-Sarraj's visit to Algeria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşo أوlu arrived in the country on a two-day official visit, where he will meet his Algerian counterpart, Sabri Bogadom.
The statement indicated that the talks will address "the latest developments in Libya and ways to avoid the repercussions of the worsening of the current crisis on the Libyan people, as well as on neighboring countries and the entire Mediterranean region."
The two visits come a few days after the Turkish parliament approved a memorandum submitted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that would allow sending troops to Libya in accordance with the agreement reached between Ankara and Tripoli.
Also, the Algerian Foreign Ministry announced that Bogadom had telephone consultations with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, and with the foreign ministers of Egypt, the Emirates, France, Mali, Niger and Chad.
Last Thursday, Algeria announced the existence of "multiple initiatives in favor of a peaceful solution to the crisis in Libya", and Boucadoum reiterated that Algeria rejects any foreign military presence in Libya, calling for a "solution between the Libyans" alone.
On the other hand, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a phone call with President Taboun, in order to officially invite Algeria to a conference on Libya in Berlin, according to the Algerian presidency.
On Monday, the European Union warned of an "imminent escalation of violence" around Tripoli, while EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell called on "all parties to pursue a political path sponsored by the United Nations."
In April, retired Major General Khalifa Hifter launched a military offensive aimed at controlling Tripoli, and on December 12 he announced a new "decisive battle".
Also, Haftar's forces announced yesterday full control of the city of Sirte, east of the Libyan capital.