Dubai, Feb 13 (IANS) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday said he was disappointed that the US opposed his appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as UN envoy to mediate in the conflict in Libya. Fayyad is “the right person for the right job at the right moment”, Xinhua news agency quoted Guterres as saying at the fifth World Government Summit. Last Saturday, US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley blocked Fayyad’s appointment, saying Washington was “disappointed to see a letter indicating the intention to appoint the former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister to lead the UN Mission in Libya”. Fayyad, 64, was appointed to replace German diplomat Martin Kobler, who has been serving as the UN special envoy to Libya and the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya since November 2015. Guterres said Fayyad was the “right person… recognised everywhere”.

Source: Libya Today February 13, 2017 12:03 UTC