TRIPOLI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Libyan Higher Council of State on Tuesday denounced the eastern-based authorities for calling for Egypt's military intervention in Libya.
The council's statement came following a consultative meeting to discuss the latest political developments in the country, said the council's media office.
"The members of the Council express their deep condemnation and denouncement of the statements of Counselor Agila Saleh and the so-called General Command in Benghazi (the eastern-based army), which call on the Republic of Egypt to intervene militarily in Libya and to contribute to the storming of the city of Darna," the statement said.
The statement urged the Government of National Accord and the United Nations to counter the "dangerous" call, which it said was "a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the Libyan state and international law and a challenge to UN Security Council's resolutions on Libya."
The council's members confirmed their intention to "take the necessary legal measures against some of the Parliament's recent decisions, which are in violation of the provisions of the political agreement and legislation in force."
Saleh, speaker of the eastern-based House of Representatives (Parliament), told an Egyptian newspaper on Monday that the eastern city of Darna would be liberated in coordination with the Egyptian authorities.
He said the military operation with Egypt will ensure that terrorist groups would not escape to the Egyptian territory.
For more than two years, Darna has been besieged by the army which is demanding the armed group of the Shura Council of Mujahideen of Darna leave the city. The army accuses the group of being loyal to al-Qaida terror group.
The army has entered into negotiations led by tribal elders with the group, to demand the latter hand over the city to the army peacefully with the militants surrendering weapons in exchange for amnesty, except for those who are proven involved in the killing of army soldiers.
The negotiations have yielded no results so far.
