Reacting to Eastern-based General Haftar’s decision to handover the control of the al-Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil terminals to the Eastern- based National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla the chairman of the Western-based NOC issued a statement in The Financial Times on 28 June. In this statement, Sanalla denounces Haftar’s decision as illegal and argues that it threatens Libya’s stability. The NOC chairman calls for the international community to support UN-backed Western-based institutions and force Haftar to comply to UN resolutions, claiming that the response of the international community to Haftar’s move will determine the future of the country.
Western-based NOC Chairman calls for support of the international community