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UN Libya envoy urges all parties to continue engagement in dialogue process

Xinhua, July 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN Libya envoy Bernardino Leon on Wednesday said that "Libya is at a critical stage" and urged all parties to continue their engagement in dialogue process in order to bring peace and stability to the North African country at an early date.

Leon, the UN secretary-general's special representative for Libya and head of the UN mission, made the remarks as he was briefing the UN Security Council on the situation in Libya. He stressed that spoilers should be held accountable as they bear the responsibility of hindering the political agreement.

On July 11, in Morocco, a number of Libyan parties initialed a political agreement, bringing the country one step closer to ending the conflict and paving the way for further talks.

A peaceful transition will only succeed in Libya through a significant and coordinated effort in supporting a future Government of National Accord, said Leon. He believed sufficient security in Tripoli and throughout the country must be achieved to ensure that key functions of the public administration can resume.

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

The country is now deadlocked in a dogfight between the pro- secular army and Islamist militants, which has led to a security vacuum for homegrown extremism to brew.

The United Nations has brokered several rounds of dialogues between the conflicting parties since last September, but clashes have persisted despite a truce agreed upon by the warring factions. Endite