Russian mercenaries in Libya systematically broke international law by laying mines in civilian areas without any attempt to mark their location or remove the lethal devices, UN investigators have found.

Libya’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Taher Al-Sunni, reviewed during his meeting with his US counterpart, Linda Greenfield, the developing situation in Libya and the challenges facing the political track.

U.N. Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, met on Tuesday with members of Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Committee on on the margins of a technical workshop in Toledo, Spain.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said on Monday that elections are now more essential than ever, as he urged the Libyan parties to resume the electoral process that was halted last December.

A two-day technical workshop, dedicated to the modalities of international support for a program of disarmament and reintegration of Libyan armed groups, was launched in Spanish city of Toledo on Monday.

The consultations between Libya’s House of Representatives and High Council of State continue for the fifth day in Cairo.

Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General (SASG) on Libya, Stephanie Williams said she was pleased by the encouraging progress made over the past two days between members of the Joint House of Representatives (HoR) and High State Council (HSC) Committee at their second round of talks in Cairo.

Outlining a new four-pronged investigation strategy to the Security Council on Thursday, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) pledged his commitment to delivering justice against crimes committed in Libya.

The UN Security Council is considering renewing the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in a session to be held next Thursday at its headquarters in New York.

Cairo is pressing to replace US Stephani Williams, who is acting as Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Libya, with an African figure, an informed Egyptian source told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news site.