Libya is still not out of the rut despite the latest efforts to bridge the differences between the two most important protagonists of the crisis in the country.
The meeting recently in Abu Dhabi between Fayez al-Sarraj, GNU president, recognized by the international community and Marshal Khalifa Haftar, Commander of forces armed had generated a lot of hope remained unfortunately unanswered.
Thus, the recommendations adopted at that meeting were not acted upon and the situation seems to be in deep water.
However, the two men who have, in fact, the key to the political solution in Libya, had made commitments on natures measures to find a solution to the crisis gripping this country for more than six years.
The amendment of the political agreement signed in Skhirat to eliminate obstacles to its implementation, has been one of the key measures on which the two protagonists were committed.
In practice, it is the status quo ante and chaos that perpetuate themselves emphasizing more the crisis.
Tensions among militia
lately, clashes among armed groups and militias in Tripoli, testify to the poisonous climate prevailing in the Libyan capital, plagued by insecurity.
So the coalition of armed groups out of Misrata "Fajr (dawn of Libya) Libya, threatened to launch 'Fajr Libya II' to reoccupy the capital and prevent any possibility of an arrangement with the Marshal Khalifa Haftar and especially its Libyan recognition as head of the armed forces".
Slaheddine Badi, one of the leaders of Fajr Libya has denounced the meeting between al-Sarraj and Haftar and lashed out at statements made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Government of national unity, Mohamed Siala, in which he acknowledged Haftar as head of the Libyan armed forces.
In addition, a new group armed relavant to Government of Salvation (Khalifa AlGwel), a parallel cabinet installed in Tripoli, has announced the launch of a new military operation, called "Fakhr Libya" to regain power in Tripoli.
A situation which calls into question the hopes after the meeting between Haftar and al-Sarraj and especially more weakens the foundations of peace building in in Libya.
The meeting between al-Sarraj and Haftar was followed by a meeting in Algiers of the countries in the vicinity of the Libya, comprising, in addition to the host country Algeria, the Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Chad, Sudan and Libya in addition to the envoys of the United Nations and the African Union.
The meeting in Algiers has made no progress compared to other meetings or taking initiative likely to unblock the crisis in Libya or to find a way out.
They gathered simply to reaffirm some principles for the choice of peaceful means and dialogue to achieve peace, the need for an inclusive approach, attachment to the unit and sovereignty from the Libya and support to the Presidential Council as well as the amended political agreement.
The Alliance of Egypt and Haftar: furthermore, the Egyptian president Abdel-Fatteh al-Sissi received Saturday in Cairo in Egypt, Marshal Khalifa Haftar which is its ally in the East of Libya zone border with Egypt.
No initiative to organize a second meeting between Fayez al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar was taken by the Egyptian president who simply claim the lifting of the arms embargo imposed by the Nations in order to allow the Libyan army led by Haftar, umpteenth time to fight terrorism.
UN Envoy in Libya, Martin Kobker has reaffirmed, for its part, the will of the international community to promote the political process in Libya so that it might lead to a result resolving the crisis gripping the country.
At this level, we must recognize that it is still the domain of good intentions. Despite his support for the Libyan Presidential Council, the international community including the major powers did not coercive measures imposing a solution on the protagonists who camped on its positions to preserve his personal interests.
The initiative of the Tunisia of mediation the Libyan to bring them to a rapprochement of the points of view avoiding foreign interference, parties remained as its first phase without evolve towards the impractical nature to advance this initiative.
Adopted by the Algeria and Egypt, the initiative of the Tunisia remained at the embryonic stage despite the support of the aforementioned countries.
Although the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs said the Tunisian initiative is always topical, it is clear that its implementation be accused of delay serious stumbling on the coming of the bubbling Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Tunisia.
Yet an official invitation was launched to the Marshal to come to Tunis, but he still seems reluctant to take the plunge.
Many analysts think the flagrant denial of Haftar to travel in Tunisia is the effect of pressures on him at the regional level.
In any case, the persistence of the crisis in Libya weakens more security in the region and increases the risk of terrorist threats
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