The United Nations agreed to the Libyan government's agreement to support the investigation of mass graves in the Libyan city of Tarhuna, while the United States demanded the removal of foreign forces and mercenaries from the oil areas, while Russia announced the approval of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar to sign a ceasefire agreement.

In a speech to the United Nations Security Council on Libya, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the United Nations had responded by agreeing to a request by Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, to support the investigation of the mass graves with a mortgage.

He added that the Human Rights Council’s decision to establish an international fact-finding mission in Libya strengthens accountability, expressing its shock at the discovery of mass graves in Tarhuna.

Guterres also mentioned that Haftar's forces and their mercenaries planted mines that claimed the lives of many civilians who were trying to return to their homes, as well as personnel of humanitarian NGOs charged with clearing these deadly mines.

He explained that between April and June, the UN mission documented the killing of at least 356 people, including 102 civilians, and the injury of 254 others.

In the same speech, Guterres warned the Security Council that the conflict in Libya entered a new stage "with external interference reaching unprecedented levels."

He expressed his deep concern over the military rally around Sirte and direct foreign intervention in violation of the United Nations arms embargo, calling for stopping all kinds of escalation in Libya, reaching a permanent ceasefire and supporting settlement efforts.

Libya plunged into chaos after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011. Since 2014, Libya is divided, with the internationally recognized government controlling the capital, Tripoli and the northwest, while Haftar governs the East backed by the Parliament of Tobruk, the Emirates, Egypt and Russia, while the government receives support from Turkey.

The expulsion of mercenaries

The United States Security Council representative Kelly Kraft said at the meeting, that her country opposes every foreign intervention in Libya, and calls for an immediate ceasefire and a return to the 5 + 5 negotiations, along with respecting and enforcing the UN arms embargo on all countries, including members In this council.

She urged the American delegate to share information with the expert committee for Libya on violations of the arms embargo, and she called on everyone to participate in the ceasefire negotiations in good faith, and respect the outcome of the Berlin conference.

Kraft also called for the cessation of military operations and the transfer of weapons and foreign fighters, stressing that there is no place for foreign mercenaries or proxy agents, especially Wagner's forces fighting on behalf of the Russian forces, expressing concern about what is going on in the cities of Sirte and Jafra close to the Libyan Oil Crescent, and stressed It has reports that weapons and mines are transferred to Libyan areas for control, and this is a clear violation of Libyan sovereignty.

And it demanded that the National Oil Corporation be able to resume its work in Libya, because the oil sources are in the interest of all Libyans, and it must remain under the exclusive control of the National Oil Corporation.

The delegate added that the administration of US President Donald Trump welcomes the establishment of a fact-finding mission in Libya to verify human rights violations and ensure that those who carry out these violations are ultimately held accountable.

Hifter is ready to sign

On the other hand, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced - on Wednesday - Haftar's readiness to sign a ceasefire agreement in Libya, accusing the government of reconciliation as "unwilling" to do so.

"At some point we invited the main leaders: Haftar, al-Sarraj, and (Speaker of the Libyan Parliament in Tobruk), Aqila Saleh, in January this year ahead of the Berlin conference, and the Libyan National Army (Haftar's forces) was He believed his position on the ground was stronger, and he was not prepared to sign a document that Al-Sarraj considered acceptable. "

"Now, according to our assessments, Haftar's forces are ready to sign such a document regarding an immediate ceasefire, but this time it is the Tripoli government that does not want to do that, relying on a military solution," Lavrov added.

Lavrov also accused the United States of trying to "block" the appointment of a new UN envoy to Libya, and said that the US actions give an impression of attempts to interfere with the appointment of a new UN special representative in Libya.

In the same context, the head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Grasimov, discussed, in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Yasar Guler, the developments of the situation in Syria and Libya.

In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the two sides also touched on issues related to cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries.