In remarks to Sky News Arabia, Al-Sawaa said that "many hopes are pinned on the unification of the army in the presence of a new consensus government by parliament headed by former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha; there is a great hope for unification of the army.”

Formed in 2020, the JMC was one of three tracks in the UN-backed settlement process meant to ensure the withdrawal of all foreign fighters from Libya. Thousands of mercenaries and foreign fighters were brought to the oil-rich country by different foreign powers.

Libyans hope that the JMC could help prevent the return of military conflict between Libyan factions, as the outgoing interim government headed by Abdulhamid Dbeibah continues to insist on remaining in power despite the parliament's appointment of Fathi Bashagha to form a new government.

Regarding the possible resumption of military conflict, Al-Sawaa revealed at the last meeting of commission on Wednesday that the existing ceasefire and the outcome of Berlin Conference calling for the withdrawal of foreign fighters was reaffirmed, while the issue of opening the road between Abugrein and Jafra was also discussed.

He expressed his optimism that the security situation will improve when the new government is formed.

Al-Sawaa indicated that the commission is concerned about the alleged purchase of militias by the outgoing head of government Dbeibah. "He [Dbeibah] started inciting them, and the commission doesn’t have full control on the militias," Al-Sawaa claimed.

With regard to the expulsion of foreign fighters, JMC member said that they had had offered goodwill and taken the initiative, but so far nothing has been done.

The parliament of Libya on Thursday appointed former interior minister Fathi Bashagh as prime minister, a challenge to interim premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah's administration.

“The House of Representatives unanimously approved Fathi Bashagha to head the government," the parliament's spokesman Abdullah Bliheg said on Thursday.

Speaking as a member of the JMC, Major General Mukhtar Al-Naqasa confirmed that the politicians are responsible for what is happening on the political arena, while the commission's works are limited to the military and security arenas.

The expulsion of foreign fighters, he told Sky News Arabia, needs a political decision to start the implementation, noting that the commissions and technical teams responsible for doing so are ready to implement their plans, but that they are awaiting a political decision by a president who has yet to be elected.

With regard to security situation, Al-Naqasa assured Libyans that the ceasefire is still in place and that things are going on the right path. "We seek to cement the ceasefire so that after this process, political solutions may come. However, no political solution can be reached if there is a war and cannons bombard the cities," he said.

We are now working to bring all parties closer together, he added.

Bashagha confirmed on Friday that the new government will be for everyone and will work on spreading peace and love.

Bashagha added that the new government will hold the expected elections and establish national reconciliation, stressing that "there is no hatred, retaliation, revenge and injustice in the new Libya."

Libya failed to hold the long-awaited presidential and parliamentary elections on the previously agreed upon date of 24 December, 2021 due to disagreements over the legal basis for the vote given procedural delays.

After his arrival in Tripoli, Bashagha vowed to establish relations with all the countries of the world on the basis of mutual respect, joint action and permanent coordination.

He also expressed his aspiration for positive cooperation with the United Nations Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL), confirming that he will cooperate with the House of Representatives and the state, since a government cannot succeed without cooperation with legislative authority.

In recent years, Libya has been split between rival governments: one, in the eastern city of Tobruk, led by General Khalifa Haftar and a House of Representatives and the other, in the capital Tripoli in the west, led by UN-supported Government of National Accord. Both sides have been supported by different militias and foreign powers.