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Algeria hosts peace talks to discuss future of Libya: official

Xinhua, March 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

Algeria on Wednesday said it had led secret peace talks between Libyan antagonists in a bid to convince them to discuss a way out to the crisis hitting Libya.

"With the exception of those UN-ranked terrorist groups, Algeria has been working hard to bring Libyan antagonists from different wings to dialogue to find a political solution to the chaos," Algerian Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel told the local radio.

Messahel specified that "in the strictest confidence, we have received here in recent months more than 200 Libyan activists, who have already signed some agreements."

"We also agreed with the UN to host Libyan activists in the forthcoming days in Algiers in order to discuss the future of Libya," he added.

Libyan politicians and activists are due to meet in Algiers next week as part of the Libyan peace process.

Messahel further reiterated that Algeria still believes that a consensual political solution is the best remedy to the chaos in Libya, calling for an inclusive inter-Libyan dialogue which guarantees and preserves the unity, territorial integrity and the cohesion of the Libyan people.

He noted that the forthcoming Algeria-hosted meeting may conclude in forming a national unity in Libya. Endit