UN-supported government in Libya says it will suspend its participation in ceasefire talks in Geneva following an attack by Haftar militia on Tripoli's strategic port
The UN-supported government in Libya said on Tuesday it would suspend its participation in talks in Geneva aimed at salvaging a fragile ceasefire in the North African country following an attack on Tripoli's strategic port.
"The consequences will be immediate: Hospitals, schools, power stations and other vital services will be disrupted," he said in a statement. The current ceasefire was brokered by Russia and Turkey on Jan. 12 in Moscow but Haftar left the table without signing the ceasefire agreement. Salame said the talks would focus on stopping "the frequent violations of the truce," as well as helping civilians displaced by the fighting return to the capital and its surrounding area.
In the previous round of military talks, the UN mission said there was "broad consensus" between the two sides on the "urgency" of safeguarding Libyan territorial integrity and stopping “the flow of non-Libyan fighters" into the country's conflict.
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