UNITED NATIONS, United States — Talks on changes to Libya’s unity government could yield results in the coming weeks, putting the north African country on a path to stability, the UN envoy said Wednesday. UN envoy Martin Kobler told the Security Council that talks on "possible amendments" to the political agreement, and notably on Haftar’s future role, had made progress in the past two months. The United Nations brokered the Libyan political agreement that was signed in Morocco in 2015 and Western countries had been adamant that the Sarraj government was the only legitimate voice. Kobler admitted that opening up the hard-fought political agreement to changes was risky, and stressed that there should be "very limited" amendments. "General Haftar must have a role in the chain of command of the army, and we encourage talks," said Kobler.

Source: Viet Nam News February 09, 2017 04:00 UTC