The 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 administrations 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. Presidential and parliamentary elections, originally set for December last year, were meant to cap a UN-led peace process following the end of the last major round of violence in 2020. “Your presence here today is an example of responsible leadership,” the UN’s top Libya official Stephanie Williams said as she opened the talks. Read more:Libyan oil output collapses after wave of closuresRival Libya PM to set up government in Sirte after Tripoli clashesDivided UN extends Libya mission by three months

Source: Libya Today June 28, 2022 14:58 UTC