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1st LD: UN Security Council hails decision by Libya's rival parliaments to sign peace deal

Xinhua, December 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council on Friday welcomed an announcement that Libya's two rival parliaments to sign a final peace agreement on Dec. 16.

Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador who holds the rotating council president for this month, made the statement when she was speaking to reporters here after a closed council meeting on Libya.

Earlier Friday, the representative for rival Islamist-dominated General National Congress (GNC), Saleh al-Makhzum, also confirmed the new deadline for signing the peace accord, adding that "the UN-sponsored dialogue is the most suitable. This agreement will have a positive impact on Libyans."

Libya is now suffering a political crisis with two rival parliaments and governments battling for legitimacy amid a state of insecurity and anarchy years after the downfall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi. Enditem