EU Calls on Libyan Warlord to Halt Offensive Without Naming Him
- Statement was delayed as France objected to focus on Haftar
- EU calls on LNA and militias to stop fighting and negotiate
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The European Union called on Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar to stop his advance on Tripoli, but -- after a day of objections from France and other member states -- the long-delayed statement doesn’t mention him by name.
“The LNA and all the forces that have moved into Tripoli or its vicinity must withdraw and the humanitarian truces called by the UN must be heeded,” said the statement, using the acronym for Haftar’s Libyan National Army.