CAIRO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday met with Libyan eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar and Parliament Speaker Aquila Saleh to discuss Libya's peace and the upcoming Libyan elections.

They talked about the latest developments in Libya in light of Egypt's firm policy that "considers Libya's stability on the political and security levels as part of Egypt's stability," Egyptian presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement.

"Egypt will continue its efforts to coordinate with all Libyan brothers during the coming period" to contribute to ensuring the unity of Libyan institutions and the holding of the decisive national elections by the end of the year, Sisi was quoted as saying.

The Egyptian president also called for ending foreign interventions "which primarily aim to implement their own agendas at the expense of the Libyan people," as well as the expulsion of all foreign forces and mercenaries from the Libyan territory.

Haftar and Aquila expressed their appreciation of Egypt's leading role and its tireless efforts to support the Libyan people since the outbreak of the crisis, the statement said.

Libya has been locked in a civil war since the ouster and killing of former leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The situation escalated in 2014, splitting power between two rival governments: the UN-backed Government of National Accord based in the capital Tripoli and a Tobruk-based one allied with Haftar.

In February, Libya's warring factions agreed to form an interim government, under the auspices of the United Nations, to run the country until the general elections are held on Dec. 24. Enditem

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