Russia finds surprising the claims by Libyan National Army (LNA) commander, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, that the LNA assumes leadership over the country, and keeps insisting that the crisis cannot be solved militarily, a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
“This is surprising. There are decisions of the summit in Berlin, and, most importantly, the UN Security Council’s Resolution 2510, which should first of all be implemented by Libyans themselves, with support from the international community and the UN secretary-general,” the Russian Foreign Ministry source said.
“We favor continuation of the inclusive intra-Libyan dialogue as part of the political process, there is no military solution to the conflict,” the source continued, adding that Moscow maintains contact with all the parties to the Libyan conflict, including Haftar.Libyan National Army (LNA) commander, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced on Monday the LNA’s withdrawal from the 2015 Skhirat agreement, which had led to the formation of the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord. He also said that the LNA was now taking control over the country.
Libya is split between two rival factions that have been battling for years for the control of the North African country: Haftar is the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), which controls the east of the country, while the Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Fayez Sarraj is in control of Libya’s west.
Source: Sputnik