UN Security Council to Vote on Libya Ceasefire Today

The United Nations (UN) Security Council is set to vote today on a resolution that would endorse a road map for ending the war in Libya.

Britain had submitted a draft resolution, in support of the outcomes of the International Conference on Libya held in Berlin on January 19.

It also recalls the commitment of all participants at the Berlin meeting to refrain from interfering in Libya’s conflict and its internal affairs and expresses concern “over the growing involvement of mercenaries in Libya.”

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week that the agreement has been repeatedly violated by continuing arms deliveries to the warring parties and escalating fighting.

He called the current offensives by rival forces “a scandal,” saying the commitments “apparently were made without a true intention of respecting them.”

For the past 10 months, the Security Council has been unable to adopt any resolution on the conflict.

Days ago, French President Emmanuel Macron accused his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, of breaching his pledges and violating the outcomes of the “Berlin Conference”, by sending fighters and warships to support Al-Wefaq government in Libya, headed by Fayez Al-Sarraj.

Analysts considered that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received a “terrible defeat” over his plans in Libya as the world leaders who gathered in Berlin for a summit on Libya reaffirmed their commitment to respect the arms embargo to this country and denounced sending foreign fighters to take part at the battles there.

During the international conference on Libya, Turkey came under harsh criticism after it sought, through the international gathering, to clear its position in the conflict that is tearing up the Libyan territories. French President demanded Ankara refrain from sending hired fighters to Libya.