“I welcome the announcement of a ceasefire in Libya between the Prime Minister (government of national consensus. - RT ) Fayez Sarraj and (commander of the Libyan National Army. - RT ) General Khalifa Haftar," Interfax said in a statement.
As Sassoli noted, this is the result, "for which the European Union worked hard." According to him, the EU’s goal is “stable Libya, democratic and free from external interference.”
“No one, except the Libyan people, can make decisions about their future. The European Union is ready to contribute, ”he added.
Earlier, the UN welcomed the cessation of hostilities between the Libyan National Army (LNA) Marshal Khalifa Haftar and the Government of National Accord (PNS) in western Libya.
On January 12, the Haftar army announced the cessation of hostilities in western Libya. Following this, the government of national consent of Libya also announced the cessation of hostilities.
The UN mission in Libya welcomed these steps.
On January 8, Russian and Turkish leaders Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following a meeting in Istanbul, called on the parties to the conflict in Libya to stop fighting from January 12.