The UN Security Council is all set to meet on Wednesday on the crisis in Libya, where fighting has derailed UN-led efforts to prepare for elections. “UN envoy Ghassan Salame will brief the council on his decision to postpone a national conference aimed at drawing up an election roadmap,” diplomats said. Earlier, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the military escalation near Tripoli and called for an immediate halt to the fighting in Libya. The appeal followed an air attack by the forces of commander Khalifa Haftar on the Mitiga airport east of the capital. Haftar launched the offensive on Tripoli last week just as Guterres was in Libya to push for a political deal on holding elections.

Source: Libya Today April 10, 2019 02:03 UTC