"I call on all Libyans to turn the page on the past, reject discord and to close ranks to move towards stability and peace," Fayez al-Sarraj, prime minister of the Government of National Accord of Libya, said in a televised speech.
TRIPOLI, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The latest on media reports about a ceasefire deal to be signed by Libya's rival forces in Moscow on Monday: (all times local)
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8:45 am, Jan. 13
Fighters of UN-backed government forces are seen in Southern Tripoli, Libya, on Jan. 12, 2020. (Photo by Hamza Turkia/Xinhua)
Libya's rival forces will sign a ceasefire deal in Moscow on Monday, according to media reports citing local officials.
Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday issued a statement expressing agreement to a ceasefire starting from Jan. 12 at midnight (2200 GMT), hours after rival forces announced a cessation of hostilities.
The Libyan conflict escalated in 2014, splitting power between two rival governments: the UN-backed, Tripoli-based GNA, and a Tobruk-based government allied with self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar, who seeks to take over Tripoli.
Reports say Haftar has arrived in Moscow, where he could hold talks with GNA Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, who will arrive there Monday.
"I call on all Libyans to turn the page on the past, reject discord and to close ranks to move towards stability and peace," Sarraj said in a televised speech.
The GNA has accused the eastern-based LNA of breaching the ceasefire in Salah Addin and Wadi al-Rabee in southern Tripoli just minutes after it came into effect, while the military says government forces made 30 breaches of the ceasefire in southern Tripoli.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called on the rival Libyan parties to establish an immediate ceasefire by midnight on Jan. 12.
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6:37 am, Jan. 13
A fighter of Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) is seen during clashes with forces of the east-based Libyan National Army (LNA), at the Al-Yarmook frontline, Tripoli, Libya, on Aug. 25, 2019. (Photo by Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua)
Libya's rival forces will sign a ceasefire deal in Moscow on Monday, according to media reports citing local officials.
Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) on Sunday issued a statement, expressing agreement to a ceasefire starting from Jan. 12 at midnight (2200 GMT), several hours after rival forces announced a cessation of hostilities.
The Libyan conflict escalated in 2014, splitting power between two rival governments: the UN-backed, Tripoli-based GNA and a Tobruk-based government allied with self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar who seeks to take over Tripoli.
Reports said Haftar has arrived in Moscow, where he could hold talks with GNA Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj who will arrive there on Monday.
Al-Sarraj on Monday called on Libyans to "turn the page on the past, reject discord and to close ranks to move towards stability and peace," according to media reports.
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02:03 am, Jan. 13
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