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Libya strongman Haftar says not attending crisis conference
PALERMO, Italy, Nov 13, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar
will not attend roundtable talks at a Palermo conference aimed at stabilising
the North African nation but will meet regional leaders on the sidelines, his
office said on Tuesday.
Haftar’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) said he had travelled
to the Italian conference to “hold a series of meetings with presidents of
regional countries to discuss the latest national and international
developments.”
BSS/AFP/IJ/1352 hrs