LONDON — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson hosted a London meeting Monday designed to help break Libya's political stalemate and resolve its acute cash shortage. State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said the meeting "emphasized the international community's commitment to provide the Government of National Accord technical, economic, humanitarian, security and counter-terrorism assistance." The agenda for the ministerial meeting is addressing the economic and security issues facing the U.N.-backed government in the chaotic North African country. The U.N.-backed government has failed to win the endorsement of Libya's internationally recognized Parliament, which is a prerequisite to assume power. "There are moments when it is downright embarrassing," he said of the White House race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Source: Libya Today October 31, 2016 12:50 UTC