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UN Libya Mission announces next round of political dialogue

Xinhua, June 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Friday announced that the next round of Libyan political dialogue sessions will commence on June 8 in Skhirat, Morocco, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Friday.

"Participants will discuss a new draft of the political agreement based on the latest inputs from the parties," Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here. "The mission has urged Libyan stakeholders to engage in the forthcoming discussions in a spirit of reconciliation and compromise, as well as with determination to reach a political agreement to bring peace and stability to Libya. "

UNSMIL has received thousands of messages from Libyans who are gravely concerned about the deteriorating conditions in their country, demanding the swift resumption of the dialogue talks and expressing hopes that the Libyan political actors would seize the opportunity and expedite the dialogue process in order to quickly conclude a political agreement that will bring an end to the conflict in Libya.

While commending the efforts of the parties which have given their remarks on the draft political agreement in recent days, UNSMIL believed that this round will be decisive and called on all parties in Libya to shoulder their historic responsibilities to uphold their country's higher national interest, reminding them that there can be no military solution to the current conflict in Libya and there is no other solution outside the political framework.

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

Libya, a major oil producer, has been witnessing a frayed political process after its leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled during the 2011 political turmoil.

The capital city of Tripoli fell to Libya Dawn last August. The Islamist militia established its own government to confront the internationally recognized one, currently in exile in the eastern town of Tobruk. The country is now deadlocked in a dogfight between the pro-secular army and Islamist militants. Endite