Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt categorically refuse military intervention in Libya

The Tunisian, the Algerian and the Egyptian foreign ministers said on Monday that the resolution of the Libyan conflict must imperatively be political and integrates all the intervening Libyan parties.

After a meeting held in the capital Tunis since Sunday, the three ministers concluded in a declaration that "the resolution of the crisis in Libya can only be in the hands of the Libyans themselves."

In addition, the three neighboring countries of Libya have expressed their categorical refusal of any military intervention in the Libyan territory in order to resolve the conflict.

"The political aspect of the resolution, the preservation of the entire territory and the sovereignty of Libya remain the only issue," said the declaration announced by the Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemais Jhinaoui.

This declaration insists as well on the prerogatives respect of Skhirat agreement signed in Morocco on December 2015 as a "reference text" under the aegis of the United Nations.

The results of this tripartite meeting will be submitted to the heads of state of the three countries expected to meet in a tripartite summit to discuss the Libyan crisis. Endit