WASHINGTON, 28 APR – RIA Novosti. The United States urges the commander of the Libyan national army, Khalifa the Haftarot to join the humanitarian truce in the country.
Haftar announced Monday the release of political agreement, which resulted in the formation of the national consensus Government (NTC), and stated that the management of the country goes to the army.
“due To the fact that civilians continue to suffer in the Holy month of Ramadan, a pandemic COVID-19 threatening more lives, we urge the LDF to join the national consensus Government to declare an immediate humanitarian cessation of hostilities leading to a durable ceasefire, as it was formulated in the course of negotiations “5+5″ with the mediation of the UN mission on February 23 in Geneva,” – noted in the Embassy.
After the overthrow and murder of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has virtually ceased to function as a unified state. Now the country is in a diarchy. To the East sits a Parliament elected by people, and in the West, in the capital Tripoli, the rules generated with the support of the UN and the European Union, the Government of national consent headed by Fitom Barragem. The authorities of the Eastern part of the country operate independently from Tripoli to cooperate with the Libyan national army led by Marshal Haftarot, which is April 2019 not stop attempts to capture Tripoli.
