<span style="color: #222222;">Libya's internationally recognised government has said it is suspending its participation in ceasefire negotiations hosted by the United Nations in Geneva. This follows hours after an attack by renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar's forces on the capital's port yesterday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' In a statement later, the presidential council of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) said it would respond firmly to the attack at the appropriate time.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Earlier in the day, representatives of the GNA and Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) resumed indirect talks aimed at establishing a lasting ceasefire. LNA had launched a military offensive in April last year to seize Tripoli.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The attack happened as five military representatives from the GNA and another five from the LNA gathered in Geneva, more than a week after they ended their first round of negotiations without striking a deal.<br />''<br />''In the previous round of talks, the UN mission said there was broad consensus between the two sides on "the urgency for Libyans to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity" of the country, and to stop the flow of non-Libyan fighters and send them out of the country. </span><br />