Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu Tuesday said that the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar must abide by calls for a peaceful solution in the Libyan conflict.

Noting that Haftar’s refusal to sign a joint communique in Berlin had raised questions about his intent, Çavuşoğlu said: "Does Haftar want a political or military solution? Until now, his stance has shown he wants a military one."

Çavuşoğlu also urged Haftar to immediately fall back to the political solution line and take concrete and positive steps in line with calls of the international community for peace in Libya.

The warring sides in the Libyan conflict announced a ceasefire On Jan. 12.

After negotiations, which were held in order to agree on an unconditional and open-ended ceasefire in Libya, the head of the United Nations-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, signed the draft ceasefire agreement, however his rival, Commander of eastern-based forces, Khalifa Hafter, asked for more time to make a decision.

Haftar’s delegation left Moscow without signing the deal. Haftar had some objections, including the lack of a timeline for Serraj to disband the Tripoli militia and distance himself from Turkish state.

On January 19, Berlin Conference on Libya, at the invitation of German Chancellor Merkel, has gathered the Governments of Algeria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey, the Republic of the Congo, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and High Representatives of the United Nations, the African Union, the European Union, and the League of Arab States.

In a joint press conference after the conference in Berlin with UN Secretary General, UN envoy to Libya, and German Foreign Minister, Merkel added that Ghassan Salame named at the conference the members of the proposed 5+5 military committee as part of the security dialogue in Libya, saying the committee will convene next week. (ILKHA)