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The two groups at war in Libya have signed an agreement for a permanent ceasefire in the country, the UN mission in Libya said.
The United Nations said on Friday that the two sides had made “historic achievements” by agreeing to a permanent ceasefire. This led to an immediate permanent ceasefire in the war-torn North African country.
The two sides reached a joint 5 + 5 military commission this week, led by UN Ambassador to Libya Stephen Turco Williams, in what the United Nations called an “important step in establishing peace and stability in Libya.”
Following the signing of the agreement in Geneva, the internationally recognized national government, or GNA, and Khalifa Haftar’s LNA, the military representatives of the two sides, concluded talks on holding political talks in Tunis next month.
Under the agreement, all mercenaries and foreign fighters will leave Libya within three months.
Meanwhile, Tripoli’s first commercial passenger jet in more than a year landed in the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday as part of the deal.
Libya has been embroiled in infighting for nearly a decade since the overthrow and assassination of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in a NATO-backed uprising.
Since then, armed groups have dominated Libya. The country was divided into two fiercely opposed administrations.
One of these parties is the internationally recognized Tripoli-based national government or GNA, including the United Nations, and the other is the East-based Haftar Force or LNA, backed by Russia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
A solution is expected after the two warring factions separately declared an end to hostilities last August.
Source: Al Jazeera
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