Libya’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Najla Al-Mangoush announced on Thursday that the 5+5 Joint Military Commission will soon set forth a plan for the withdrawal of all foreign troops and mercenaries from the country.

Al-Mangoush’s statement came in a virtual roundtable organised by the United Nations Development Programme that was focused on the “pursuit of sustainable peace” in Libya. 

The Libyan top diplomat also announced that a conference will be held on the ministerial level on 21 October regarding Libya’s stability, adding that it will discuss unifying the military and integrating or dismantling any armed militias left in the North African country.

The minister stressed that Libya’s stability requires the support and backing of the international community.