FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Libyan military commander waging an offensive to capture the capital Tripoli is committed to a ceasefire, Germany's foreign minister said on Thursday, in an apparent advance for efforts to end a near-decade of turmoil in the north African country.
The minister, Heiko Maas, added that commander Khalifa Haftar is also willing to attend a conference in Berlin on Sunday aimed at addressing the conflict, the foreign ministry said, after Mass visited the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.
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