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Haftar army has no intention of controlling Tripoli or Libya by force

24 July 2019 13:28 (UTC +04:00)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Interim Libyan Government of Eastern Libya, Abdul Hadi Al-Hweij, has spoken about the ongoing Haftar army's operation to gain control over Tripoli and the situation in Libya, APA reports citing Sputnik.

"This is the goal of the operation launched on 4 April to free Tripoli. I want to highlight that we are talking about an operation and not an attack. The goal is to free the capital from those who captured it. We have no problems with our compatriots in Tripoli. The army has no intention of controlling, neither Tripoli nor Libya by using force. The sole purpose is to restore the state, security, and stability. That is, to put an end to the chaos with weapons and militia groups, and to promote the development of civil rights and individual freedoms, as well as respect for human rights. As you know, Tripoli is an open-air prison. Even migrants have not been spared.

It’s 2019, the third millennium. Unfortunately, there are still those who are engaged in human trafficking and enslaving our African brothers and sisters. This is a disgrace for Libyans. Moreover, this is not characteristic either of our culture or our way of life. It is for this reason that our operation, the purpose of which is to free Tripoli, continues. That's all. First of all, we would like to express our grief over the deaths of these people and express our condolences to their families. This is a terrible thing and a humanitarian tragedy. Unfortunately, the so-called Fayez al-Sarraj government uses Africans and migrants as human shields and uses these accommodation centres for migrants as armouries", Abdul Hadi Al-Hweij stated.