Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Serraj on Wednesday said factions in Libya should seek common ground and work toward eradicating terrorism.
He told newsmen after a meeting with his counterpart in Malta that “I take this opportunity to send a message to my Libyan fellows, parties and partners.
“We should put our disputes aside and work together on our common cause, which is terrorism.”
Serraj’s visit came as the new UN-recognised government worked to establish itself in Libya, a country on the brink of ousting forces from the so-called Islamic State terrorist militia from its territory.
According to the prime minister, he does not want to exclude any military leaders from a peace deal.
He, however, insisted that the Libyan military must be restructured so that it would
fall under the power of the government of national accord.
Libya had been riddled with warring factions, spawning a government in Tripoli and another in Tobruk ever since the fall of long-time dictator Moamer Gaddafi in 2011.
Migration and terrorism topped the talks held in Valletta days before the EU’s smallest state assumes the presidency of the EU council.
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said his government would make sure the situation in the central Mediterranean features prominently on the EU’s agenda.
He said the talks should focus not just on migration, but also on security, border control and economic development. (dpa/NAN)
