UN-brokered Libya military talks begin in Geneva

A member of the Government of National Accord (GNA) forces heads out to the front line atop a military vehicle from Misrata, Libya Feb. 3, 2020. (Reuters)

• Five officials attended the talks from each faction

GENEVA: Representatives of the warring parties in Libya were meeting in Geneva on Monday in a UN-sponsored joint military commission, the United Nations said.
Five senior officers appointed by the weak UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and five appointed by the Libyan National Army (LNA) of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar are taking part in the talks, it said in a statement.
The talks are being moderated by the UN’s Libya envoy Ghassan Salame, who last week lashed out at what he branded “unscrupulous” foreign players for meddling in the conflict in the North African country.
At a summit in the German capital last month, world leaders committed to ending all foreign interference and to upholding a weapons embargo to help end the long-running civil war.
Libya has been mired in chaos since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising that killed longtime dictator Muammar Qaddafi, with two rival administrations vying for power.