The United Nations says it will press ahead with a national conference next week on possible Libyan elections even as the country teeters on the brink of civil war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged all sides to reach a peace deal while simultaneously warning against foreign meddling in the North African nation. "We know that holding the conference in this difficult time of escalation and fighting is a difficult matter. After an emergency meeting on April 5, the UN Security Council warned that the military activity of Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) was putting the country's stability at risk. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called the move by Haftar’s forces "untimely" and said there can only be a political solution to Libya’s problems.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 06, 2019 17:26 UTC