War in Libya: the two camps ready to transform the truce into a cease-fire

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The two opposing camps in Libya agree in principle to transform the truce into a lasting cease-fire, the UN envoy for the country, Ghassan Salamé, announced on February 4 Geneva.

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The 5 + 5 military commission, made up of five representatives of the Government of National Unity (GNA), recognized by the UN, and five others of Khalifa Haftar, the strong man of eastern Libya, is assembled for the first times since February 3 for indirect negotiations, for the moment. The representatives of the two camps have given their agreement in principle, but we still have to find the modalities, according to Ghassan Salamé, the United Nations envoy to the country.

A truce came into effect in the country just over three weeks ago, more than eight months after Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive towards the capital, Tripoli. But since then, the two camps have accused each other, and regularly, of violating this truce.

Breaches of commitments

This meeting of the military commission, scheduled for last week, had been postponed due to the absence of the Khalifa Haftar camp. So it finally started on February 3, two days after meeting the UN envoy near Benghazi.

International meetings have multiplied in recent weeks around the Libyan crisis, for fear of an internationalization of the conflict. Ghassan Salamé again denounced this February 4 the violations of commitments made at the international conference in Berlin on January 19. He claims that mercenaries and equipment continue to arrive in Libya, for the benefit of both parties.

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