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This call marks Washington’s determination to pursue its policy toward oil-rich Libya under the new administration of President Joe Biden.
“We call on all third countries, including Russia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, to respect Libyan sovereignty and immediately suspend any military intervention in Libya,” he does not stop fighting.
Under a UN-backed ceasefire agreement signed on October 23 last year, foreign forces and mercenaries had to withdraw from Libya within three months. The deadline expired on Saturday, but no force movements have yet been reported and it is not being monitored at the scene.
“On the basis of the ceasefire agreement signed in October, we call on Turkey and Russia to immediately begin withdrawing their forces from the country and their recruited, financed and deployed foreign mercenaries and support forces in Libya,” Mills said.
The UN estimates there are around 20,000 in Libya. foreign troops and mercenaries attending rival camps: the UN-recognized Government of National Cohesion (NSV) in Tripoli and the administration supported by Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s forces in the eastern part of the country.
Pasak JT, Kh. Haftar has the support of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Russia, in particular mercenaries from the private military company Vagner, linked to President Vladimir Putin. The USSR has the support of Turkey and the Syrian rebels move to Libya.
Among the mercenaries in Libya are several thousand fighters from Syria and Sudan, as well as 1,000 from Chad, said a diplomat who spoke anonymously.
Mills’ statement showed a clearer course for American politics under Biden. J. Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, appeared to simultaneously support Kh. Haftar, although at the end of his administration, the United States officially took the position that all foreign forces should withdraw from Libya, as provided for in the UN-backed ceasefire agreement.
Russia claims it has no contingent in Libya.
“There are no military personnel or troops in Libya. Therefore, there is no Russian military intervention in Libya,” a spokesman for the Russian mission told AFP.
“If there are Russian mercenaries there, and we cannot completely rule out that possibility, they should be taken care of by those who hired them,” he added.
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