France said it will host talks on Tuesday between Fayez al-Serraj, head of Libya's U.N.-backed government in Tripoli, and Khalifa Haftar, a powerful military commander in the divided country's east who has so far rejected his authority. 


During the talks, President Emmanuel Macron aims to show France's support for U.N-backed efforts to stabilise the country, "which would based upon the involvement of all the different factions in Libya," his office said in a statement. 


Unconfirmed reports of the talks had been circulating since last week

Source: NNA