Libya political process �will go on�: UN

AFP, TUNIS: UN envoy Bernardino Leon insisted Wednesday that efforts to clinch a political deal to end the turmoil in Libya will carry on although several parties have rejected his proposals.
Leon’s remarks come a day after Western and Arab states issued a joint declaration urging rival sides to accept a UN plan for a power-sharing government “immediately”.
“The process goes on. There is no chance for small groups or personalities to hijack this process,” Leon told a news conference in Tunis.
“The political solution is the only real alternative,” he said, adding that further meetings would be held in the coming days.
The largely tribal North African nation descended into chaos after the October 2011 ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with two governments vying for power and armed groups battling for control of its vast energy resources.
A militia alliance including Islamists overran Tripoli in August 2014, establishing a rival government and a parliament that forced the internationally recognised administration to flee to eastern Libya.
On October 9, after almost a year of arduous negotiations, Leon put forward a list of names to head a power-sharing government, but both sides balked at the proposed appointments.

Libya political process �will go on�: UN

AFP, TUNIS: UN envoy Bernardino Leon insisted Wednesday that efforts to clinch a political deal to end the turmoil in Libya will carry on although several parties have rejected his proposals. Leons remarks come a day after Western and Arab states issued a joint declaration urging rival sides to accept a UN plan for a power-sharing government immediately. The process goes on. There is no chance for small groups or personalities to hijack this process, Leon told a news conference in Tunis. The political solution is the only real alternative, he said, adding that further meetings would be held in the coming days. The largely tribal North African nation descended into chaos after the October 2011 ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with two governments vying for power and armed groups battling for control of its vast energy resources. A militia alliance including Islamists overran Tripoli in August 2014, establishing a rival government and a parliament that forced the internationally recognised administration to flee to eastern Libya. On October 9, after almost a year of arduous negotiations, Leon put forward a list of names to head a power-sharing government, but both sides balked at the proposed appointments.