United Nations envoy Stephanie Williams has welcomed a meeting between military leaders from the Libyan interim government and the eastern-based army, reiterating UN’s support for a peaceful resolution to the country’s longstanding conflict. A number of senior military figures from both sides also attended the meeting, the second of its kind between the two military leaders. “I reiterate the support of the United Nations for all efforts made at various levels to unify the military institution,” Williams wrote on Twitter. On February 5, 2021, the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum selected a temporary unified executive authority to take Libya to national elections on December 24. The country’s High National Elections Commission suggested on December 22 that the elections be postponed by a month to January 24 over technical and legal concerns.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 09, 2022 11:01 UTC