FILE – In this June 4, 2020 file photo, Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya’s internationally-recognized government, speaks at a joint news conference with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Libyas U.N.-supported government Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte, which is controlled by rival forces. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
Libyan officials said Saturday that the leader of the U.N.-supported government would not support a deal with his primary rival in the country’s civil war to lift a months-long blockade on its vital oil trade.
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- Last Updated: September 19, 2020, 11:42 PM IST
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