Libyan Prime Minister Al-Wefaq al-Sarraj warned Thursday that the current political moves on the regional and international arenas are maneuvers to find roles for "certain personalities" in Libya.

This came during Al-Sarraj's phone conversation with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, according to a statement published by the Libyan government on its Facebook page.

The statement pointed out that Al-Sarraj spoke about the political movements taking place regarding Libya at the regional and international arenas, saying that they are "not initiatives to find a solution to the crisis, but rather maneuvers aimed only at finding roles for specific figures."

With the retired Major General Khalifa Hifter’s forces retreating and losing all the administrative borders of the capital, Tripoli, and most cities and places in the western region in front of the Libyan army, Egypt recently launched a so-called “Cairo Declaration to resolve the Libyan crisis,” but it was met with categorical rejection from the Libyan government and other countries.

Al-Sarraj also highlighted, during the phone call to Ludrian, the "mass graves discovered in the city of Tarhuna (southeast of Tripoli), as well as the Haftar militia plantation of mines in the liberated areas."

He said, "These unprecedented heinous crimes are a matter of great concern, and represent a severe shock to all Libyans, and the perpetrators must be brought to justice."

Al-Sarraj stressed the extreme necessity of lifting the closure of the oil sites and resuming oil production, saying that "the repeated closure losses over the past years exceeded a quarter of a trillion dollars."

For his part, Laudrian called for "accelerating the achievement of the ceasefire in Libya, and returning to the political track under the auspices of the United Nations," according to the same statement.

The minister pointed out, according to the statement, that "Italy and France agree to a ceasefire, and he refused foreign intervention in Libya of all kinds."

He stressed that "France's efforts aim at achieving stability in Libya, and that Europe's interest lies in achieving the country's security."

The Libyan government accuses France, Russia, Egypt and the UAE of supporting Haftar's attack on Tripoli with weapons and mercenaries, but these countries repeatedly deny this.

European support

These developments coincided with the announcement by the European Union (EU) Assistance Mission to Libya, "Ubam Libya", Thursday, that the European Union member states extended their mandate, until July 2021.

"The mission will continue its commitment to support Libya's stability in the areas of security, justice and border governance," said Yopam in a tweet via her Twitter account.

Earlier Thursday, the European Union announced a 90 million euros ($ 100.7 million) financial aid package, to support health care development and refugee protection in Libya and Tunisia, as part of anti-Corona plans.