Any attempt to promote unilateral action cannot be accepted, Brussels said.
The statement by Libyan National Army (LNA) Field-Marshal Khalifa Haftar about the transfer of power in the country to him will not resolve the conflict and cannot be accepted. This was stated at a press conference in Brussels on Tuesday by a representative of the EU foreign policy service Peter Stano.
“Any attempts to promote unilateral actions will not lead to a sustainable solution to the conflict and cannot be accepted”, – he said.
On April 27, Sky News Arabia released a statement by Haftar, who said the LNA “is assuming the leadership of the country and announcing the termination of the Skhirat agreement”. The LPA will work to create conditions for the formation of permanent civil institutions of the state in accordance with the will of the people, the Field Marshal said.
The situation in Libya
The “Libyan Political Agreement”, the Shrirat Agreement, was signed in December 2015 in Shrirat, Morocco. It is based on the UN peace plan, which provides for the establishment of authorities in Libya, in particular, the Government of National Accord (GNC) and the Presidential Council (acting as head of state). Both are based in Tripoli and are headed by Prime Minister Faiza Sarrage.
On January 19, Berlin hosted a conference on settlement in Libya at the level of heads of state and government, including the Russian Federation. In the final document, the meeting participants called for a ceasefire, pledged to refrain from interfering in Libya’s affairs, proposed the creation of a single government and the launch of reforms to restore statehood, which was destroyed by NATO intervention almost 10 years ago. The parties to the conflict also agreed to establish a special commission to monitor the truce. In Berlin, the UN suggested starting an inter-Libyan dialogue in three areas – economic (held in Cairo), military (held in Geneva) and political.
The House of Representatives (elected permanent parliament) repeatedly pointed out that the TNC, despite international recognition, had lost its legitimacy because it had never received parliamentary approval, as required by the Sherat agreement.