KUWAIT CITY, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait is following with deep concern the recent situation unfolding in Libya, calling on all Libyans to immediately cease hostilities in a bid to stop further bloodshed, the Kuwait Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
An official of the Foreign Ministry said that the military escalation doubles sentiments of concern and regret.
A political solution to the current crisis is the best means to secure Libya's stability and maintain its sovereignty, the official said.
The eastern-based military forces led by Khalifa Haftar on Thursday launched a military operation attempting to take over western Libya, the capital Tripoli in particular, where the UN-backed government is based. The government forces there have fought back.
The Haftar-led army is allied with Libya's eastern-based government. The politically divided North African country has been struggling to make a democratic transition amid clashes and chaos since the fall of former leader Muammar Gaddafi's government in 2011.
