Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed the security situation in Libya the country’s eastern commander General Khalifa Haftar during a meeting in Paris yesterday, according to a ministry statement. Shoukry stressed the importance of reaching a political solution in Libya — an existential issue for Egyptian security — and lauded the French-brokered agreement that saw Haftar and rival leader Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj pledge to bury the hatchet this past Tuesday. The two promised to institute a conditional ceasefire and hold national elections come spring. Shoukry also discussed developments in the spat with Qatar during a meeting with French National Assembly President François de Rugy.

This comes as internationally backed Libyan House of Representatives — supporters of Haftar and allies of Egypt — reportedly broke off diplomatic ties with Sudan. Sudan’s diplomatic mission in East Libya was apparently given 72 hours to leave the country, a Libyan official tells Al Wasat. The stated reason was that members of the mission were engaged in “activities in breach of diplomatic protocol.” The Libyan National Army had accused Sudan, Qatar and Iran of last month of fostering terrorism in Libya.