France hosts Libya's rival chiefs of staff for talks on unifying the military

Paris received the chiefs of staff of Libya's eastern and western military establishments as they discuss unifying the country's divided institution.

• French Chief of Army Staff Gen. Fabien Mandon received Salah al-Din al-Namroush of the Government of National Unity and Khalid Haftar of the eastern General Command during official visits this week.
• The Government of National Unity said the visits fall within consultations between Libya and France and coordination between the two militaries.
• Libyan military sources told RT and Anadolu that a non-official Namroush–Haftar meeting under French sponsorship is expected in Paris, without a set date.
• Namroush and Khalid Haftar met twice this year, in Luanda in June and in Sirte in July, to discuss military unification.