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Libya parliament pulls out from UN peace talks

Xinhua, February 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

Libya's parliament Monday decided to suspend its participation in the UN-brokered peace talks due to what it calls fresh violent attacks, according to parliament sources.

The House of Representatives (HOR) made the decision following a vote, resolved to pull out from dialogue with the warring factions, legislator Issa Oraibi said.

Another legislator, Essam Jehani, said the HOR has called back four delegates from Morocco, where dialogue is due to be held Thursday.

The official LANA news agency said HOR's decision is due to Friday's bomb attack in al-Gubba, which killed and injured dozens. HOR accused its rival factions of spreading "violence, terrorism and extremism."

The UN has held several rounds of dialogues between the opposing parties since September, but clashes remained though factions agreed on a truce.

The protracted conflict in Libya has caused a humanitarian crisis with at least 120,000 displaced people, consequently resulting in both food and medical supply shortages, along with rising casualty numbers.

After the ouster of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the country has been in conflict since the beginning of its civil war in 2011, and currently this recent burst of violence has further rattled the war-weary country. Endit