Libya rivals strike tentative pact on prisoner swap, UN says
The two warring sides met in Egypt for the latest round of talks aimed at ending the long-running civil war.
Negotiations between Libya’s warring factions have ended with a recommendation to release military prisoners by the end of October and resume high-level talks next week.
Delegations representing the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and Khalifa Hifter’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) convened in the Egyptian Red Sea city of Hurghada for two days of talks aimed at bringing an end to the oil-rich country’s six-year-long civil war.
In a statement, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said the talks "addressed a number of pressing security and military issues" and were “marked by a spirit of responsibility, transparency and mutual trust.”
According to UNSMIL, the delegations have recommended the immediate release of “all those detained on account of their identity and without pre-conditions or restrictions” before the end of October. The LNA and GNA representatives also agreed to prioritize the reopening of air traffic and land transportation lines as well as the resumption of regular oil and gas production in the upcoming talks.
