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| Bashagha at ECFR: We Reject Operation IRINI as it Aims to Block Legitimate Support to GNA |
| 2020-05-02 |
| [ALMARSAD.CO] Boycotting member of the House of Representatives of Misrata and Minister of Interior of the Government of National Accord Fathi Bashagha, discussed on Thursday the latest developments in the Libyan situation with participants at a video conference organised by the ECFR think tank. During his video conference organised by the think tank European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) Fathi Bashagha described the "advancements" achieved by the GNA forces over the Libyan National Army (LNA) which he described as "illegitimate", as reported by the GNA interior ministry’s media office. GNA’s Interior Minister expressed his rejection of Operation IRINI in its current form. He said: "Operation IRINI aims to block legitimate support sent to the GNA, while it refrains from blocking arms sent to Haftar by land and by air." He added: "Haftar’s violation of the Libyan people has failed, and states that are trying to devastate Libya’s stability and violating international law by arming illegitimate militias must be stopped due to these military actions led by Haftar and his militias." |
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