AFP/ GenevaThe UN called for a “final and courageous effort” to break the deadlock over the rules for long-awaited elections in war-torn Libya, as talks between rival institutions began in Geneva. Parliament speaker Aguila Saleh and President of the High Council of State Khaled al-Mishri are meeting at the UN’s Palais des Nations for two days of talks to discuss the draft constitutional framework for elections. “Your presence here today is an example of responsible leadership,” the UN’s top Libya official Stephanie Williams said as she opened the talks. HoR-backed premier Fathi Bashagha said last Wednesday in a letter to UN chief Antonio Guterres that he would “now be leading all efforts to bring elections to Libya at the earliest possible opportunity”. Recent weeks have seen repeated skirmishes between armed groups in Tripoli, prompting fears of a return to full-scale conflict.

Source: Libya Today June 28, 2022 22:07 UTC