US ambassador speaks to head of Libya’s eastern based parliament about peaceful conflict resolution

US ambassador speaks to head of Libya’s eastern based parliament about peaceful conflict resolution
The US ambassador to Libya spoke to the head of the country's eastern based parliament about a peaceful resolution to the conflict raging in the North African nation. (Reuters)
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Updated 24 July 2020
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US ambassador speaks to head of Libya’s eastern based parliament about peaceful conflict resolution

US ambassador speaks to head of Libya’s eastern based parliament about peaceful conflict resolution
  • The ambassador affirmed US opposition to “all foreign military interference in Libya”
  • Norland and Saleh also spoke about enabling the National Oil Corporation to resume operations

LONDON: The US ambassador to Libya spoke to the head of the country's eastern based parliament about a peaceful resolution to the conflict raging in the North African nation.
Richard Norland said ending the war should start with the “stabilization of the situation around Sirte and Jufra.”
Turkish-backed forces allied with the Tripoli based Government of National Accord (GNA) are mobilizing on the edges of Sirte and have vowed to retake the city, along with the inland Jufra airbase, from the rival Libyan National Army (LNA) commanded by Khalifa Haftar. 
The ambassador affirmed US opposition to “all foreign military interference in Libya and full support for UN-facilitated dialogue.”
Norland and Aguila Saleh also spoke about “supporting Libya’s sovereignty” and enabling the National Oil Corporation to resume operations nationwide.