On Sunday, the Libyan government called on the Security Council to assume its full responsibilities in accordance with the United Nations Charter, and to refer the matter of mass graves discovered in the city of Tarhuna to the International Criminal Court.
This came in a letter sent by the Libyan Foreign Minister, Mohamed Siala, to the Security Council, according to a statement of the Libyan Foreign Ministry on its Facebook page, Sunday.
Siala said that the council’s silence and its disregard for the previous calls of Al-Wefaq government to take a firm stand against the aggression on Tripoli led to crimes and the discovery of mass graves in the city of Tarhuna.
Siyala called on the Security Council to take a firm stand on the crimes committed in Tarhuna by the Haftar militias, which he considered to amount to crimes against humanity.
Siyala called on the International Criminal Court to take the necessary and urgent measures to investigate the crimes of Haftar and his militia in Tarhuna, and make efforts to hold accountable and punish the perpetrators and their leaders before the international court, and ensure that they do not escape punishment.
The Libyan authorities announced that the number of graves left by the Haftar militia and discovered in Tarhuna has so far reached 11 graves, some of whose owners were buried alive, including children and women.
Diplomatic moves
Politically, Russia and Turkey postponed ministerial talks that were expected to focus on the files of Libya and Syria.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoغلlu and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, decided to postpone the talks during a phone call Sunday.
"The deputy ministers of the two countries will continue to communicate and talk in the coming period. The talks will be held at the ministerial level at a later date," the ministry said in a statement.
Lavrov and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygo were scheduled to visit Istanbul for the talks.
Paris is angry
For its part, Paris escalated its position on Sunday towards what it described as Turkish interference in Libya, saying it was "unacceptable", stressing that "France cannot allow this," according to what was issued by the Elysee.
The French presidency added that "the Turks are behaving in an unacceptable way by using NATO, and France cannot allow this."
She explained that President Emmanuel Macron discussed this issue with his American counterpart Donald Trump "and will hold discussions, especially in the coming weeks, with NATO partners involved in the field."