Libyan Defense Minister Salah Eddine Namroush has described France’s support to eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar as “shame”.
“IT IS A SHAME”
“It is shame on the government of France and [President Emmanuel] Macron to receive one like Haftar for years,” Namroush said in an interview with France 24 television.
Namroush said the Tripoli-based internationally-recognized government was ready to engage in talks with the other side to forge a political solution “on the condition that Haftar is sidelined once and for all.”
The Libyan minister threatened that the government would withdraw from a cease-fire agreement and the 5+5 joint military committee if Haftar continued his violations of the deal.
The 5+5 joint military committee was formed in February from both warring Libyan parties, which resulted in a cease-fire agreement in October under UN mediation.