Tripoli Government summons French Ambassador to protest France’s link to Tripoli invasion
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Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj summoned French Ambassador in Libya Béatrice du Hellen to officially protest France’s support to warlord Khalifa Haftar’s armed groups in their attack on Tripoli.
Sources indicated that Sarraj delivered a strong-worded protest to the French Ambassador for her country’s link to the current attack on the capital.
There is speculation that France is fuelling the fighting in western Libya by giving the green light to Haftar to attack and seize Tripoli in a bid to have the lion’s share in the country’s energy resources.
On Friday, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Italy, Matteo Salvini said that “a particular country” which he did not name is pushing towards a military solution in Libya to achieve economic interests.
Salvini said on the sidelines of the G-7 interior ministers meeting in France that he had received information from his country’s intelligence service about developments in Libya, stressing on the need for pacification.
“This country is seeking to achieve economic and commercial interests and wants an armed solution,” Salvini added, saying that “this will be devastating”.
In an address to the nation on Saturday, Sarraj accused Haftar of betrayal by launching a sudden attack on Tripoli while efforts were being exerted to settle the conflict peacefully through the UN-backed National Conference.
He demanded the countries backing the warlord to stop it, saying all troops were put on high alert to repel the attackers.
