UN-sponsored Libya talks to resume in Morocco

Published June 8th, 2015 - 06:49 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Libya's warring factions will meet in Morocco to attend United Nations sponsored peace talks, Reuters reports.

The internationally recognized Tobruk-based government was pushed from the capital city of Tripoli after the Libyan Dawn military alliance took control. 

Previous talks have failed to yield any constructive results.

"The mission has received thousands of messages from Libyans gravely concerned about the deteriorating conditions in their country, demanding the swift resumption of the dialogue talks and expressing hope that the Libyan political actors would seize the opportunity," the UN mission for Libya said in a statement.

On top of the political strife between warring parties, Libya also faces the threat of attacks by Daesh and Al-Qaeda.

"Terrorism and other challenges faced by the Libyan people cannot wait for results that we cannot push for,"  Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri said after meeting officials from Italy and Algeria in Cairo on Sunday to discuss Libya. "We cannot waste any more time and give space to those working against the Libyan people, those who spread terrorism and fighting."

"We can't wait for the political solution even though we all back and recommend it. We don't back a military option but we cannot postpone fighting terrorism," he stated.

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