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Haftar to take part in Berlin conference on Libya — media

The international conference on Libya will be held in Berlin on January 19
Commander of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar AP Photo/Francois Mori
Commander of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar
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CAIRO, January 15. /TASS/. Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar will take part in the Berlin conference on Libya, Al Hadas TV channel reported on Tuesday citing their own sources.

"Haftar decided to accept the invitation and go to Berlin to take part in the international conference," the sources said.

The Libyan National Army or Haftar himself have not made any official statements on the matter so far.

Germany plans to organize an international conference on ways to settle the conflict in Libya on January 19. The press service of the German government said on Tuesday the conference would be attended by delegates from Russia, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of the Congo, as well as representatives from the United Nations, the European Union and the Arab League. It also confirmed that both Haftar and Prime Minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj were invited to take part in the conference.