Algeria and Tunisia has called for the immediate termination of hostilities in Libya and agreed that the solution to the internal conflict in that country could not be military, local media reported Saturday.

Algerian Foreign Minister, Sabri Boukadoum, and his Tunisian counterpart, Khemaies Jhinaoui, in a joint statement considered it essential to resume a dialogue between the opposing forces.

They also advocated for the preservation of the political process as the only solution to the crisis, which in just three weeks of armed conflict caused the death of over 200 people, 1,230 were injured and about 35,000 were displaced, according to the World Health Organization.

Boukadoum and Jhinaoui demanded the urgent holding of a meeting framed in the tripartite initiative (the sides in conflict and UN), in accordance with the provisions of the political agreement to complete the transition process and define the electoral deadlines under the auspices of the United Nations.

They also speak up for intensified international efforts and actions to end the deterioration in terms of security and instability that Libya is experiencing, the El Moudjhaid newspaper reported.

The FMs restated the decision of their States to support the UN, in particular the work of the special envoy for Libya, Ghassan Salame.

The most recent upsurge in the conflict in Libya occurred on April 4 when Marshal Khalifa Haftar, leader of the National Army, launched an armed offensive on Tripoli, an action rising in recent days.