ALGIERS, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- UN-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj on Monday made an hours-long visit to Algeria as armed conflict continues in and around Libya's capital Tripoli between warring parties.

Despite a short visit, the Libyan prime minister headed a high-level delegation including Foreign Minister Mohamed Taher Siala and Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha.

During his private meeting with Serraj, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune urged the international community to work on stopping the escalation in Libya as more victims are killed each day, according to a statement released by the Presidency.

He reaffirmed Algeria's commitment to working on "distancing the region from foreign interference which threatens the interests of the people in the region and the unity of their nations."

The Algerian president also called on "external parties to stop fuelling escalation in Libya through military support to warring parties."

For his part, Serraj reiterated his "confidence in the efforts by Algeria to end escalation while supporting a political solution to the crisis," noted the statement.

Discussions were also held between Siala and his Algerian counterpart Sabri Boukadoum as well as between Bachagha and his Algerian counterpart Kamel Beldjoud.

Serraj and Tebboune could also have discussed the possibility of reactivating the security accord between the two nations to deepen security cooperation amid the need of the UN-backed Libyan government to counter potential military attacks from foreign forces, according to observers.

It is worth noting that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in Algeria for a two-day visit to mainly discuss the developments in Libya, official Algeria Press Service (APS) reported.

Turkey has decided to send troops to Libya, a neighbor of Algeria, in response to the distress call of the Serraj-led Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) which is fighting fierce battles in and around Tripoli with the east-based army led by Khalifa Haftar who vowed to "liberate the capital Tripoli" from the control of the GNA.

Encouraging the UN-backed political process in Libya, Algeria has repeatedly voiced its readiness to do everything possible except military intervention to restore peace and security in the war-torn country. Enditem

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