Libya’s Sarraj & Haftar confirm participation in Berlin conference – report
Fayez al-Sarraj, who heads Tripoli-based internationally recognized government, and General Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the eastern-based Libyan National Army, have confirmed they will take part in the Libya conference to be held in Berlin on Sunday, TASS reported.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will also host senior officials of Turkey, Russia, the US, Britain, China and Italy at the summit. It follows a meeting in Moscow on Monday where Haftar failed to sign a ceasefire agreement. Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas headed to Libya on Thursday to persuade Haftar to join the international conference.
French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the summit to address the Libyan conflict, the Elysee presidential palace said on Thursday.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey is beginning to send troops into Libya in support of the internationally recognized government, days before the Berlin summit.
Libya’s Sarraj & Haftar confirm participation in Berlin conference – report