Tripoli, Nov 10 (TIWN) The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the Libyan authorities' decision to allow resumption of flights to the southern part of the country, while condemning the arrest of individuals at Tripoli's international airport by armed groups.

"UNSMIL welcomes the decision by the Civil Aviation Authority on 4 November 2020 to permit the resumption of flights to all airports in the Southern region of Libya," UNSMIL said in a statement.

The statement said the decision is a product of the confidence built as a result of the Oct. 23 cease-fire agreement and the follow-up talks of the Joint Military Commission in the southwestern city of Ghadames on Nov. 2-4.

Meanwhile, the mission expressed concern over the recent arrest of individuals coming from eastern Libya to Tripoli's Mitiga International Airport.

On Nov. 1-5, "a number of individuals from the east who traveled to Tripoli were arbitrarily arrested by armed groups," which violated "Libya's obligations under international law," UNSMIL said.