TRIPOLI, Libya
Libya's parliament in Tripoli on Thursday welcomed a joint call by the Turkish and Russian presidents to cease-fire in the war-ravaged country.
"Any initiative must not affect the right of the National Accord government and its national army to defend the Libyan people and the capital [Tripoli]," the parliament statement said.
It also confirmed that the Libyan crisis should only be solved through political means.
The party that started the war -- Khalifa Haftar forces -- could not be part of any political solution, added the statement.
On April 4, Haftar, who commands forces based in eastern Libya,