Libya: There is no agreement with the Geneva military negotiations and the African Union is considering sending troops

The United Nations said that the round of military talks between the parties to the conflict in Libya ended on Friday, Friday, without reaching an agreement that would prevent the current truce for a permanent ceasefire.

On the other hand, Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso said that the African Union is considering a proposal to form African forces in Libya.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya stated that the delegations of the Government of National Accord and the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar agreed to refrain from pledging the national decision and the capabilities of Libya to any external force, and to preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Libya.

In a statement on the first round of the Libyan-Military Joint Committee talks (comprising five officers from both parties) in Geneva, the United Nations added that the two sides stressed the need to respect the truce, stop the flow of non-Libyan fighters and take them out of the country, accelerate the return of the displaced to their homes, and hold a second round From the talks on the 18th of this month.

Previous optimism
Indirect talks were held at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva with the participation of the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salama, and the latter had announced last Thursday that the parties to the conflict had made progress towards a permanent ceasefire in Libya, but some points of contention remain.

And the joint military committee is one of the fruits of the Berlin International Conference held on January 19 last, to discuss ways to end the conflict in Libya, and the task of the committee is to agree on terms for a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of the forces of the parties from some locations.

Since early April 2019, the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar have attacked the forces of the Al-Wefaq government in Tripoli, in an attempt to control the capital.

Ports blockade
The UN mission statement in Libya did not give details of efforts to end the siege of forces and tribesmen loyal to Haftar to the major oil fields and ports, and Salama had said last Thursday that he had held talks with the tribesmen behind this siege and awaiting their response.

He added that the siege will be at the top of the agenda of a meeting to be held in Cairo today, Sunday, between representatives from eastern, western and southern Libya seeking to overcome economic differences.

Diplomats said that the Cairo meeting will be mainly attended by technical experts to prepare for a broader dialogue to be held in the coming months.

In a sign that reopening the ports is not imminent, tribes and societies in the oil-rich regions of eastern Libya said in a statement that "opening the fields is subject to several conditions, including the liberation of the capital Tripoli from the Syrian and Turkish militias and mercenaries, and the fair distribution of oil revenues to all Libyan cities and regions." .

The statement called for the necessity of moving the Central Bank of Libya and the National Oil Corporation from the capital to the city of Benghazi.

African power
On the other hand, the President of the Republic of the Congo said that the African Union - which is holding its summit today - is considering a proposal to form African forces in Libya.

In a statement to Al Jazeera, the Congolese President added that the Union seeks to solve the Libyan crisis through African mechanisms.

Leaders of the members of the Peace and Security Council in Africa called on the international community to actively involve Africa in the crisis settlement efforts.

In a meeting they held yesterday in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, the council leaders called for the cessation of foreign interference in the Libyan crisis, and the African Peace and Security Summit criticized the absence of the African Union's role in finding a solution to the Libyan crisis.