Tripoli, Egypt and the UAE complain .. Turkey: Haftar's allies violate the arms embargo and the only political solution

Libya’s delegate to the United Nations criticized the work of the UN sanctions committees and the interventions of Egypt and the UAE in the affairs of his country, while Turkey accused Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and France of supplying the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar with weapons.

In his speech yesterday evening to the Security Council sanctions committee session in New York, Libyan delegate at the United Nations, Taher Al-Sunni, said that "the system of work of the sanctions committees has become useless in stopping violations, not only in Libya, but in most countries of the world."

Al-Suni added that the countries whose names appear in the reports of the Special Committee violating the arms embargo to Libya participate in this session. He stressed that it would be an opportunity to uncover the countries that were involved in what he described as aggression and breaching UN resolutions.

Al-Sunni complained about Cairo's interference that "practiced public incitement with false mandates to interfere in Libyan affairs," and condemned what he described as "the continuous flow of weapons from the UAE."

Participated in the session - which was held with the support of Germany and other countries in the Council - members of a group of experts, countries and organizations who participated in the Berlin Peace Conference in Libya.

In the context, the Chairman of the Sanctions Committee Juergen Schulz, German Deputy Delegate, said in a statement after the session that the participating countries bear a special responsibility in implementing these sanctions.

"This meeting was held amid an increase in the military build-up in recent months by both sides of the conflict, and that included military equipment, weapons, technical expertise and personnel. These developments are disturbing and constitute a flagrant violation of the arms embargo."

As deputy to the German delegate to the United Nations, Schulz said the meeting represented an opportunity to discuss cases of breach of sanctions and to underline the vital importance of the obligation to implement the sanctions imposed on Libya.

For his part, Turkish Defense Minister Khulusi Akar accused Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and France of supplying Haftar's forces with weapons.

Akar added during a video conference that the only solution in Libya is a political solution through the United Nations portal and under its auspices, he said.

In an interview with the "Heritage" organization via the Internet, he considered that the solution to the conflict in Libya is not a military one, but rather a political path based on the Berlin Conference, stressing that Turkey supports the unity of the Libyan people and the sovereignty of his country based on the Berlin International Conference.

Last November, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed two memoranda of understanding with the President of the Presidential Council of the Al-Wefaq Government, Fayez al-Sarraj, on security and military cooperation between Ankara and Tripoli.