Lev Dengov, the head of the Russian contact group on Libya said that Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of Libya’s UN-recognized government in Tripoli, and General Khalifa Haftar would separately meet with Russian officials and a Turkish delegation cooperating with Russia.

Representatives from the United Arab Emirates and Egypt will most likely be attending the meetings as observers.

In early January 2020, Turkish and Russian leaders proposed a Libyan ceasefire starting on 12 January. Russian president Vladimir Putin contacted United Arab Emirates and Egyptian leaders to pressure Haftar into accepting a ceasefire from the side of the LNA. An LNA spokesperson stated on 12 January that the LNA would implement the ceasefire. (ILKHA)