On 29 August, the newly-appointed Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khaled Haftar arrived in Moscow for an official visit, his first in this role.
He was received at the airport by Deputy Russian Defense Minister, Colonel-General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, in an official welcoming ceremony. This visit comes within the framework of enhancing cooperation relations between the two countries and discussing prospects for joint coordination in the fields of training, exchange of expertise, and development of defense capabilities.