Libya : Putin, Erdogan Call for Cease-Fire

Russian President, Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Teyyip Erdogan have called for a cease-fire in Libya from January 12, 2020 at midnight. The announcement was made on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 during a joint press conference by foreign ministers of both countries. Their declaration opens another room for peace negotiations after several fruitless attempts by African Union, the United Nations and Western powers to end the internal conflict.
Moscow and Ankara are backing rival sides in the Libyan civil war. Erdogan sent military forces on Sunday to support the internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNA) in Tripoli. Russian mercenaries of the Kremlin-linked Wagner group are fighting with General Khalifa Haftar, whose forces are laying siege to Tripoli. 
Early this week General Haftar whose forces control the Eastern part of the country announced the capturing of the town of Sirte the home town of former Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi which is a strategic town in the region. "I would like to emphasize the call that Presidents Putin and Erdogan addressed to all the Libyan sides  to immediately stop fighting, starting from 00:00 on J...