The head of the Libyan National Unity Government, Abd al-Hamid al-Dabaiba, said that the government will visit the city of Benghazi in the Libyan east soon, to find out the needs of the city's people.
Dabaiba added, during his speech at the third meeting of the current year of the Council of Ministers in Tripoli, that the government will not leave some simple obstacles, as he described, that prevent the service of all Libyans.
On the other hand, Ahmed Al-Mesmari, a spokesman for the forces of the retired Libyan Major General Khalifa Haftar, welcomed the holding of the National Unity Government meetings in Benghazi, on the condition that his units ensure their security and safety.
He said that his forces have no link with the national unity government, "whether it is a sovereign, service, or even a connection at the level of communication."
Al-Mismari announced - in a statement - his refusal to transfer any security personnel from other cities controlled by those he described as militias, indicating that his forces were fully prepared "to receive high-level delegations, and to ensure their security and safety at the highest level."
The Libyan prime minister postponed a visit to the east of the country that was scheduled for the first day, Monday, and Mohamed Hammouda, a spokesman for the prime minister, said that the visit was postponed, without giving details.
The postponement highlights the continuing division between the two camps, one of which is based in the capital, Tripoli (in the west of the country), while the other is located in Benghazi (in the east of the country).
The Libyan crisis witnessed a breakthrough in recent days.
After the parties were able to ratify a unified transitional authority whose government is headed by Abdel Hamid al-Dabaiba, and whose presidential council is headed by Muhammad al-Manfi, and it assumed its duties on March 16.
However, Haftar's forces are accused of continuing the military build-up and violating the ceasefire agreement.