Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday received a phone call from Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, where they discussed bilateral ties as well as the development of the crisis in Libya, the Egyptian presidency said.
The talks addressed the Libyan issue in light of the Egyptian initiative for a political settlement in Libya, Egyptian presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement.
“The Bahraini monarch affirmed his support for the initiative that aims at achieving security and stability in Libya and limiting foreign interventions in the country,” Rady added.
The two leaders also discussed other regional issues of mutual concern, in addition to “the strategic ties” between their two countries and cooperation in fighting the novel coronavirus.
Earlier in June, Sisi announced a Cairo-led initiative to end the Libyan internal conflict following his meeting in Egypt with Libyan eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar and Tobruk-based parliament speaker Aguila Saleh.
Dubbed the Cairo Declaration, the Egyptian plan seeks implementing a cease-fire between Libyan warring parties starting, disbanding militias, handing over their arms, pulling out foreign forces, electing a ruling presidential council representing all Libyans and drafting a constitutional declaration to regulate later elections.
Libya has been locked in a civil war since the ouster and killing of former leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
