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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Libya to void a 2019 maritime agreement with Turkey.
“The annulment of illegal documents is very important,” Mitsotakis said during a visit to the Libyan capital Tripoli on Tuesday, the Greek Reporter said.
Ankara and the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) which is mainly backed by Turkey against Khalifa Haftar s Libyan National Army (LNA), signed a military cooperation deal and the maritime accord in November 2019.
The agreement signed on Nov. 27 of that year, ignores territorial waters around the divided island of Cyprus and a number of Greek islands, including Crete. Greece, Cyprus and Egypt, which seek to build a pipeline carrying gas to Europe across those waters, have all objected to the deal.
Egypt criticizes plan to integrate militias into Libyan army Egypt has raised concerns about a Libyan plan to integrate militias into its military establishment after unification, arguing that doing so could undermine security and stability in both countries.
Libyan militants loyal to the Government of National Accord, Libya s internationally recognized government, keep watch from a position south of the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sept. 25, 2018.
April 6, 2021
Egypt has renewed its support for the Libyan National Army. LNA commander Khalifa Hifter went to Cairo March 16 and met with Egyptian officials to update Cairo on the latest developments in the talks of the Libyan Joint Military Commission to unify the Libyan military establishment and remove mercenaries.
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Libyan National Army prisoners of war released The move was a further sign of reconciliation between Libya s rival administrations.
An anti-aircraft gun fires rounds in tribute during the funeral of General Wanis Bukhamada, commander of the Saiqa (Special Forces) of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar, in the eastern city of Benghazi on Nov. 1, 2020.
March 31, 2021
Soldiers in the Libyan National Army were released from prison Wednesday in a further sign of reconciliation between Libya’s rival factions.
A total of 100 prisoners of war were released in the northwest coast town of Zawiya in a ceremony attended by members of Libya’s transitional government. The head of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohammad Younes Menfi, was among those present, The Associated Press reported.
ZAWIYA: Prisoners of war loyal to Libya’s eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar are pictured on Wednesday after their release by the new Libyan unity government. AFP
ZAWIYAH: Authorities in western Libya released 120 fighters from a rival eastern force on Wednesday, the latest move towards reconciliation in a UN-backed peace process aimed at ending years of violence.
The men were fighting for the 107th Brigade under the command of eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who in April 2019 launched an offensive to seize Tripoli from a unity government.
The fighters had been captured near the western city of Zawiya that same month.