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Libyan prime minister meets with elders

Xinhua, May 14, 2017 Adjust font size:

Libya's UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Serraj on Saturday met with elders of the western cities of Bani Walid and Zawiya in the capital Tripoli.

The meeting discussed the urgent needs of the cities, including election of mayors and resuming suspended infrastructure projects.

Serraj stressed the importance of the role of elders to establish stability and support reconciliation initiatives.

The discussion included means for decentralization and provide basic services for citizens in all Libyan areas and cities.

Serraj's unity government has been appointed in December 2015 based on a UN-sponsored peace deal signed by the country's political rivals. However, Libya remains politically divided amid insecurity and unrest. Endit