“The preparation is not yet complete,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

He added that “the date has not yet been determined, it is still being agreed upon” and said that the preparatory work is being carried out in coordination with the UN.

Earlier, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that the meeting of the Libyan military committee will be held this week.

On January 19, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the creation of a five-by-five military commission following a conference on a Libyan settlement.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explained that the committee will include five representatives from the commander of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, and the head of the Libyan national consent government, Faiz Sarraj, who will "under the supervision of the United Nations engage in the development of specific confidence-building measures that will make the ceasefire sustainable."