Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Dairi accused the outgoing congress of intentional procrastination in the dialogue meetings taking place in Skhirat, Morocco. He sees this foot-dragging as an attempt to extend those talks, aimed at reaching an agreement concerning the national reconciliation government, past Oct. 20, when the mandate of the current parliament expires.
Hopes for a deal to form a unity government in war-torn Libya by a September 20 deadline received a boost Friday after UN-brokered peace talks had run into opposition from both sides.
The UN-sponsored Skhirat Geneva process aimed at achieving a political settlement in Libya kicked off again last week, and could be in a decisive phase after months of stalemate.
Libya’s internationally-recognized parliament recalled its delegates from peace talks in Morocco on Tuesday, just five days before a UN set deadline for signing a deal it hopes will drag the country out of the civil war.
The government has announced that Hassan Ali Elsaghir is to temporarily take over as forign minister.
Libya’s rival governments have reached a “consensus” on the main elements of a political agreement, a UN special envoy told reporters early Sunday.
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 15 March 2016, while underscoring that there can be no military solution to the ongoing political crisis.
Two Tunisian journalists who went missing in Libya and whose murder was claimed by the Islamic State group are alive, Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche said on Monday. Baccouche told private radio station Jawhara FM he had “irrefutable proof” that Sofiene Chourabi and Nadhir Ktari – who have been missing …
Two Tunisian journalists who went missing in Libya and whose murder was claimed by the Islamic State group are alive, Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche said on Monday. Baccouche told private radio station Jawhara FM he had “irrefutable proof” that Sofiene Chourabi and Nadhir Ktari – who have been missing …
The intention of the UN envoy to Libya to meet military and security commanders without permission from state authorities has angered the GNC president.
