Libya's warring parties are preparing for the first time to deploy local and international observers to monitor the ceasefire.
A committee was formed along with the Joint Military Commission (5 + 5) to oversee the monitoring of the ceasefire concluded last year, according to a military source.
The source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the committee included five officers of the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, and five other soldiers from the forces affiliated with the unity government.
He indicated that international observers of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) were selected to join the monitoring process.
Last April, the UN Security Council approved the proposal of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, to deploy 60 observers in Sirte to monitor the ceasefire.
On Wednesday, the 5+5 Commission condemned hostile acts that aim to undermine the unity of the country and its stability on the Coastal Road between east and west Libya.
Some fans of sports clubs put photos of Khalifa Haftar on the highway so cars can pass over them before removing them after a match last Sunday.
The Commission warned in its statement that the chaos on the coastal road was a hate act aiming to destabilize Libya. It condemned all kinds of unrest and division on the highway or any other area in the country.
The statement added that the JMC calls on all relevant authorities to follow up on this issue and bring the perpetrators to justice so that the road remains safe and secure for all Libyans.
Meanwhile, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, said that the High Council of State in Tripoli will not discuss the presidential elections law, stressing that it was up to the parliament to issue laws.
"The State Council is an advisory body, and we demand its participation within the limits of its powers," stressed Saleh.
The House of Representatives suspended its discussions on the draft law. However, the draft budget law amended by the unity government headed by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh was referred to a special parliamentary committee for review.
In a letter to Dbeibeh, the head of the council said: "Since the budget bill has not been approved, you are required to spend from the previous year's budget, until the new general budget law is issued."
The clauses of the government's budget, estimated at LD111 billion, show that LD186 million have been allocated for the armed militias in Tripoli.
The Stability Support Apparatus, led by Ghneiwa al-Kikli, will receive LD40 million, and the Special Deterrence Forces of Abdel Raouf Kara, will get about LD146 million.
Local media outlets warned that such funds could enhance the influence of the militias and increase the country’s chaos.
