UN (Sputnik)-UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the protests in Libya and called for a peaceful demonstration, said Secretary-General spokesman Stephen Dujaric. Massive protests against the deteriorating living environment broke out in several major cities in Libya on Friday. “The Secretary-General is following up on concerns about demonstrations in several cities in Libya, including Tripoli, Tobruk and Benghazi on July 1,” Guterres said in a statement on Saturday. “Dujaric reiterated that Stephanie Williams, a special adviser to the United Nations and Libya’s Secretary-General, can act as an intermediary between Libya’s rival political forces to find a way out of the political impasse through electoral organizations. The Secretary-General is in deepening division and a continuing political impasse that is negatively impacting the country’s economy.

Source: Libya Today July 03, 2022 04:29 UTC