British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson met eastern Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar today in Benghazi, according to a military spokesman. The meeting was on the "development of the political situation", explained Khalifa al Abidi, without giving details. Before going to Benghazi, Johnson was yesterday in Tripoli, then in Misurata, where he met other Libyan leaders, including the head of the national unity government Fayez al Sarraj, who is the interlocutor of the international community. This is the first visit by a British minister to Benghazi. “We - explained Johnson, according to the Foreign Office - are turning to all parties in Libya to support the work of the United Nations and in view of a Libyan political agreement.
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