On Monday, the United States called for an immediate de-escalation of violence in Libya and expressed concern over renewed threats of a violent confrontation in Tripoli. In particular, he called on the Libyan leadership to re-engage without delay in establishing the constitutional basis for the presidential and parliamentary elections. “The US is deeply concerned about the new threats of violent confrontation in Tripoli and is calling for immediate de-escalation by all sides,” Price said in a statement. “The US will strengthen our calls for peace and re-engagement in the elections at the UN Security Council briefing and Libya consultations on August 30,” Price said in a statement. (This story was not edited by our team of editors and was generated from the feed.)
