British PM deplores Libya's destabilisation due to foreign interference
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his concern that interference by regional and international powers in Libya has further destabilised the North African country, which has been plagued by armed conflict in Tripoli for the past 11 months.
Johnson's position was reported by David Curry, the prime minister's foreign affairs adviser and deputy national security adviser, at a meeting Friday in London with the Libyan interior minister of the government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bachagha.
According to a statement from the Libyan ministry's information office, Mr Curry expressed "the (British) Prime Minister's sadness and resentment towards the situation in Libya" because of the interference of regional and international powers, which has contributed to its destabilization while expressing his gratitude for the cooperation of the GNA with his British counterpart.
A communiqué issued at the end of the meeting said that "the British official thanked the Home Secretary and the GNA for their continued cooperation with the British government", underlining "his country's willingness to support and strengthen security cooperation with Libya".
The meeting between Bachagha and Johnson's adviser, David Curry, focused on the latest developments in the war in the capital and ways of finding political solutions to end the war.
Bachagha began a visit to Britain on Wednesday and delivered a speech in the British Parliament, during which he expressed Libya's wish to maintain its cooperation and common security coordination with Britain, stressing his government's goal of establishing democracy and a civil state, hence its concern to defend the capital, Tripoli.
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