Warning about the collapse of the armistice agreement .. The Libyan reconciliation government ratifies and Haftar leaves Moscow without signing it

Libyan media sources loyal to retired Major General Khalifa Haftar have left the Russian capital, Moscow, without signing a ceasefire agreement with the National Accord government. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoغلlu and Russian Sergei Lavrov confirmed after talks in Moscow on Monday that the delegation of the National Accord government headed by Faiz al-Sarraj had signed the armistice agreement.

The Turkish foreign minister said that Haftar's delegation asked for a deadline until tomorrow morning Tuesday to consider whether or not to sign the agreement.

For his part, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a press conference with his Turkish counterpart that representatives of the Libyan delegations asked to include other data in the document presented to them.

The Libyan delegations left the headquarters of the Russian Foreign Ministry earlier, while Turkish-Russian talks continued on a ceasefire agreement in Libya.

The draft document states:

1- The cessation of all military actions in accordance with the agreement that came into effect on Sunday with a Turkish-Russian initiative.

2- Defining the line of contact between the two warring parties, with the aim of ensuring the continuation of the ceasefire and returning life to normal in Tripoli and all Libyan cities.

3- Ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid to those in need.

4- Forming a military committee consisting of five persons from each party to do the following:

Determine the line of contact between the warring parties.

Monitor the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.

Ensure the continuation of the ceasefire.

5- Appointing representatives from the Libyan parties to participate in the paths of economic, military, security and political dialogue that will be launched by the United Nations representative in Libya.

6- Forming work committees to determine - through negotiation - the form of political settlement, issues related to humanitarian affairs, and economic recovery.

Italian-Italian optimism
For his part, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte confirmed that the talks between the Libyan parties under Russian and Turkish sponsorship in Moscow are positive, and the two sides expressed their hope that the upcoming Berlin conference will be the culmination of the talks.

Erdogan said in a joint press conference with Conte yesterday, Monday, that his country is working for a ceasefire in Libya to be permanent, indicating that the Turkish delegation will take the results of Moscow talks on Libya to Berlin in order to lay a solid ground for the peace process there.

For his part, Conte talked about a prospective agreement between the two parties to the conflict in Libya, and said that if the truce in Libya does not hold, then one cannot speak of stability in the region.

He also stressed that the Turkish-Russian agreement - which was concluded last Wednesday in Istanbul - enabled the achievement of a truce in Libya, and expressed his hope that this would constitute a basis for a lasting peace.

The last meeting between Haftar and Al-Sarraj was in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi last February, then the talks collapsed due to the dispute over a power-sharing agreement, and Haftar moved his forces towards Tripoli last April, extending his influence over areas east and south of the country.

Meanwhile, a German government spokesman confirmed on Monday that an international conference on Libya that includes both parties to the conflict and its actors will be held in Berlin on January 19.

At least ten countries are to participate in this conference, which are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, in addition to Germany, Turkey, Italy, Egypt and the UAE.

In a related context, the spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General Stephen Dujarric stressed that all international efforts on Libya should be supportive of the Berlin process, and that all parties respect the ceasefire when signing the agreement.

The announcement of the summit follows the entry of a fragile cease-fire on Sunday between the government of nationally recognized by the United Nations and the forces of Khalifa Haftar, a strong East man, in effect in response to a Turkish-Russian initiative last Wednesday.

Fall Warning
For its part, the Libyan government of Al-Wefaq forces warned of what it described as the dangers of the collapse of the ceasefire, and said it monitored the movement of Haftar's armed forces into the fighting axes south of the capital, Tripoli.

The spokesman for the al-Wefaq forces, Colonel Muhammad Qanunu, said that the forces are committed to implementing the instructions of the military leadership to Operation Volcano Anger regarding the ceasefire. He added that Al-Wefaq forces monitored repeated violations by Haftar forces of the ceasefire 48 hours before its entry into force.

On the other hand, Haftar's forces said they were ready and ready to achieve what they described as victory. Without going into details, those forces posted on their website, "Ready and Victory, Determined."

Since the start of the Haftar offensive to take control of Tripoli on April 4, more than 280 civilians and nearly 2,000 fighters have been killed, according to the United Nations, and more than 150,000 Libyans have been displaced.