The two main rivals in the Libyan conflict have reached an agreement to end the deadly war and allow the country hold its elections as soon as possible.
Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, the leader of the United Nations-backed government in Tripoli, and Gen. Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the so-called Libyan National Army which controls parts of the east of the country, have been holding talks in the French capital Paris.
The two are reported to have come to an agreement on Tuesday.
The two rivals agreed the “solution to the Libya crisis can only be a political one and requires a national reconciliation process involving all Libyans,” according to a statement released by the Élysée Palace.
The two leaders were invited to Paris by French President Emmanuel Macron. They had not met since the failed talks earlier in the year in the United Arab Emirates.
Fayez al-Sarraj and Gen. Khalifa Haftar have been involved in Libya’s power struggle, which erupted following the toppling of former long-serving leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
