The Spokesperson for the General Command of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari, called for ending foreign interference in Libya and expelling foreign forces, mercenaries and foreign fighters from the North-African country.
In an interview with Al-Ittihad newspaper, Al-Mismari said that the members of the Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) are looking forward to unifying the army and rebuilding and activating the role of the military institution. “The members of the military committee have good relations with each other,” he said.
He praised the meeting of the LNA’s Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General, Abdul Razzaq Al-Nazoriand, and Chief of Staff of the outgoing Government of National Unity (GNU), Lieutenant-General Muhammad Al-Haddad, in Cairo recently, in the presence of members of the JMC. The meeting was a part of the consultations and consensus achieved by the previous meeting in Libya’s city of Sirte.
According to Al-Mismari, the JMC refuses to get involved in political conflicts to prevent the collapse of the ceasefire agreement and the loss of confidence between the two parties.
“The members of the Commission seek to agree on the unification of the military institution, because it will be the first guarantor of the holding of the presidential and parliamentarian elections and acceptance of their results by all parties,” the Libyan General explained.
“The unified military institution will work to secure electoral headquarters in all Libyan cities and towns,” he concluded.
During the Cairo talks, the JMC called for working on a comprehensive document to be signed by the Libyan parties to dismantle the militias within a specific time. According to Al- Arabiya news, it also called for the departure of foreign forces from Libya before the elections and handing over their centres to the Libyan army.
The JMC demanded international support for the Libyan army, a solution to the salary crisis, and training the army to combat terrorist organizations in Libya.
The Commission recommended the immediate opening of all Libyan oil facilities without any conditions under international supervision to monitor the progress of work.