China News Service, October 23. According to Agence France-Presse, after five days of talks, on October 23 local time, the two parties to the conflict in Libya signed a "permanent" ceasefire agreement.
On the 23rd local time, the United Nations Mission in Libya stated on social media, “Today’s Joint Military Commission talks in Geneva have achieved historic achievements. All parties in Libya have reached a permanent ceasefire agreement throughout Libya. This achievement is Libya. An important turning point for peace and stability."
After the Gaddafi regime was overthrown in 2011, the two major forces in Libya confronted each other separately.
The national unity government and the armed forces that support it control the capital, Tripoli and other western regions, and are supported by Turkey, Qatar and other countries; the National Congress and the "National Army" form an alliance to control the eastern and central regions, the main southern cities and some western cities, and obtain the Supported by Russia, Saudi Arabia and other countries.
Since April 2019, the "National Army" has launched military operations against Tripoli and fought the National Unity Government forces.
With the mediation of the United Nations, the fourth round of Libyan Joint Military Commission talks was launched on October 19, 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The security talks under the framework of the Libyan Joint Military Commission are one of the three-track talks to resolve the conflict in Libya. The other two tracks involve political and economic issues.