The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, told Al Jazeera TV in an interview on Tuesday that the Government of National Unity “is not coordinating with Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, rather it’s doing so with police apparatuses and the mayor of Benghazi.
Dbeibah added in the interview, which will be aired on Wednesday, that there were logistical issues that hindered convening the Government of National Unity in Benghazi, vowing to hold a meeting in there soon.
Dbeibah indicated that the Government of National Unity was working to achieve national reconciliation and hold general elections on December 24, adding that he “wants the constitution, elections and an end to the transitional phase in the country”, and reiterated that his government had unified 80% of state institutions, except for the military one.
Dbeibah said the 5+5 Joint Military Commission is the cornerstone of unifying the military institution in Libya, adding that his government is at odds with Greece regarding its assessment of the Libya-Turkey maritime borders demarcation MoU, which serves the rights of Libyans.
“We won’t part from the MoU with Turkey. It is very significant for both countries.” He said, adding that there are now good signs for the withdrawal of mercenaries from Libya and he had sensed this in his talks with a number of country leaders.
