Libya's neighbors agreed on Monday not to intervene in Libyan affairs to end chaos and clashes in the oil producer, calling instead for a national dialogue, according to the final communiqué after a foreign ministers' meeting in Egypt.
"This joint initiative of the neighboring countries is based on the main principles of ... non-intervention in Libya's domestic affairs," the statement read.
Libya's ambassador to Cairo had earlier demanded the international community to help protect oilfields, airports and other state assets.
The plea came as attackers fired Grad rockets at Labraq airport in eastern Libya, targeting one of the country's few functioning air hubs as violence between armed factions escalates three years after the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi.
Rival factions have turned the capital Tripoli and the main eastern city Benghazi into battlegrounds, forcing the United Nations and embassies to evacuate their staff and citizens.
Senior officials and a freshly-elected parliament have relocated to Tobruk in the far east to escape the violence.
"There are forms of international intervention (possible) particularly since Libya is unable to protect its institutions, its airports and natural resources, especially the oilfields," Ambassador Mohamed Jibril said on the sidelines of a meeting of Libya's neighbors in Cairo.
Labraq, east of Benghazi, has become a major gateway into Libya since Egypt and Tunisia canceled almost all flights to the capital Tripoli and the west of the country last week, citing security reasons
Meanwhile, Libya's previous parliament reconvened unilaterally to elect Islamist-backed Omar al-Hasi as Prime Minister, a parliamentary spokesman said.
The term of the former legislature, in which Islamists had a strong representation, ended with national elections in June.
It has refused to acknowledge the legitimacy of its successor parliament, which is dominated by liberals and federalists.
REUTERS