The Libyan Army Chief of General Staff, General Mohamed Al-Haddad, reaffirmed on Wednesday his support for steps toward unifying the military institution to achieve a secure future marked by economic prosperity and regional stability. This statement came during his meeting with US Africa Command's (AFRICOM) Deputy Commander, Lieutenant General John Brennan.
The meeting focused on implementing joint training programs to enhance the efficiency of Libyan army personnel and discussed various topics of mutual interest aimed at strengthening security and stability across the country, according to a statement from the General Staff in Tripoli.
General Brennan and US Chargé d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt met with Libyan Deputy Minister of Defense Abdul Salam Zubi and the Director of Military Intelligence in Tripoli. The discussions centered on enhancing security cooperation between the US and Libya, supporting regional stability, and backing Libyan efforts to unify the country’s military and security institutions.
The meeting underscored the importance of bilateral partnership in addressing shared challenges, with an emphasis on supporting unified Libyan-led solutions to ensure the sovereignty and development of security institutions, contributing to comprehensive stability at both the local and regional levels.
On the same day, Saddam Haftar, Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces in Khalifa Haftar’s forces, also met with the US military official to discuss expanding security cooperation between the US and Libya and supporting Libya-led efforts to reunify military and security institutions.
These talks between Brennan and both Al-Haddad and Saddam Haftar came after Khalifa Haftar’s meeting with him on Tuesday, during which Haftar emphasized the pivotal role of the US in resolving the Libyan crisis.
Earlier this week, British Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Affairs and Military Operations, Air Marshal Harvey Smyth, held several meetings in Tripoli and Benghazi to discuss military cooperation between the two countries and long-term efforts to achieve security and stability in Libya.
