On Saturday, former United Nations envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, said that he is more optimistic more than ever before that Libyans are able to end violence that has been raging for a decade in their country, praising the series of political and military dialogues being held between the Libyan parties.
In press statements, Salame added that Libya will be able to hold relatively secure elections that represent the will of the people during the next six months.
Last month, Salame, also hailed the peace negotiations in Libya, in an interview with France 24. He said that “The situation has never been so propitious for a solution to the Libyan crisis.”
The Lebanese diplomat stressed, “I complained, and still complain about the foreign interference in Libya.” Salame claimed that foreign powers have dragged the country to unbearable levels even after “they all came to Berlin and accepted the conference’s conclusions.”
“They agreed that they would not send mercenaries, weapons, nor planes to Libya but they did afterward,” he lamented.
Political talks on Libya's future have reached agreement on holding elections within 18 months, the United Nations acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday, hailing a "breakthrough" in a peacemaking process that still faces great obstacles.
"There's real momentum and that's what we need to focus on and encourage," envoy Stephanie Williams said at a news conference in Tunis, where 75 Libyan participants chosen by the United Nations have been meeting since Monday.
The meeting has reached preliminary agreement on a roadmap to "free, fair, inclusive and credible parliamentary and presidential elections" that also includes steps to unite institutions, she said.
Libya has been in chaos since 2011 and pided since 2014 between rival factions in east and west, with major institutions also split or controlled by armed groups.
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