"The main command of the LNA announces a ceasefire from 00:00 local time," RIA Novosti quoted the statement of the LNA.

The statement notes that the other side of the conflict must also observe a ceasefire, otherwise a “tough answer” will follow.

Earlier, Russian and Turkish leaders Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation during which they discussed a settlement in Libya, the Kremlin’s press service said.