The 5+5 Joint Military Committee in Libya meets for the first time in 7 months

Major General Khalid al-Mahjub, head of the Spiritual Guidance Department of the Haftar-led Eastern Libyan Forces, said in a statement that the Joint Military Committee held a meeting in Sirte, Libya, with the participation of the Special Envoy of the UN for Libya, Abdoulaye. bather

According to the statement, the articles of the ceasefire agreement signed in Geneva, Switzerland, between the Libyan parties in 2020, as well as the work of international and local observers on the agreement, were discussed during the meeting.

The meeting also discussed the issues of unifying the country’s military institutions under one roof and the expulsion of foreign soldiers and mercenaries from the country.

The 5+5 Joint Military Committee had last met on June 15, 2022 in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

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In the Joint Military Committee, which was launched under the auspices of the UN, there are delegations of five people each from the Libyan army affiliated with the legitimate Libyan government and the leader of the armed forces in the east of the country, Khalifa Haftar’s forces. .

As a result of the 5+5 Joint Military Committee meetings held in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 19 to 23, 2020, a permanent ceasefire agreement was signed between the Libyan government and Haftar-affiliated delegations.

Deciding on the opening of the Coastal Highway, which connects the east and west of the country along the northern line, in November 2020, the committee decided in February 2021 to clear Sirte and the roads connected to this city of mines and explosives. (AA)