The Arab League on Friday announced plans to hold an urgent virtual meeting of foreign ministers to discuss the escalating conflict in Libya. The event will be held at Egypt’s request via video conference. It comes as fighting continues between rival administrations based in Libya’s capital and the east.

Coordination is currently underway with the current session’s head, the Sultanate of Oman, to determine the meeting’s date, which is expected to be next week, AFP quoted Arab League deputy head Hossam Zaki as saying.

Egypt, which backs forces of eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar, is pushing for a peace deal in Libya. Earlier this month, it proposed an initiative calling for a ceasefire and peace talks following a series of military victories for Tripoli’s UN-recognised government.

Haftar has since last year sought to regain control over the west, fighting the Government of National Accord (GNA) in an attempt to seize Tripoli. The Turkey-backed GNA has reversed the 14-month assault.

Source: RT