Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar has told French President Emmanuel Macron he will sign a ceasefire if militias backing the internationally recognised government respect it.
Monday’s meeting between the two men at the Elysée Palace in Paris lasted around an hour, according to an Elysée official.
“General Haftar assured us he was committed to signing the ceasefire but this commitment would cease if the militias in Tripoli do not respect it,” the official said after the meeting, which was not announced on the French president’s agenda.
Haftar’s forces, which control eastern Libya, have been battling the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, headed by Fayez al-Sarraj.
The Elysée official said there were no immediate plans for Macron to meet or speak to Sarraj.
Meanwhile, Haftar has refused to sign a ceasefire deal brokered last January by Russia, Haftar’s ally, and Turkey, which supports the GNA.
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