By RFIPalled on 14-04-2019Modified 14-04-2019 at 14:57
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi met with Marshal Haftar in Cairo on Sunday (14 April), state media reports said. The strong man of the east Libyan leads an offensive to take Tripoli to the Government of National Unity (GNA), recognized by the international community. According to a final report, the WHO reports at least 121 people killed in ten days of clashes.
With our correspondent in Cairo, Alexandre Buccianti
A picture of Sissi and Haftar visibly in a good mood and a terse statement that the two men discussed " the latest developments in the situation in Libya " is all that broadcast the official Egyptian television.
Officially, Cairo supports the UN
Cairo, the UAE and Saudi Arabia discreetly support Marshal Haftar as a bulwark against Islamist extremists. Officially, Cairo is supporting the UN, which is seeking to hold elections in Libya to end divisions.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on both Libyan parties to " stop the escalation of fighting " but has also called for " extirpate extremist militias " from Libya.
A truce ?
In Cairo, Egypt is said to be in favor of announcing a truce when the outcome of the fighting seems uncertain.
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