Libya plunged into chaos after a NATO-backed 2011 uprising toppled longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. She said there have been "worrying developments" since March 1, when the House of Representatives held a vote of confidence on Bashagha's new government. The United States and United Kingdom strongly supported Williams' efforts to promote dialogue among the feuding parties that leads to elections, but Russia did not. U.S. deputy ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis said the United States strongly urges the House of Representatives and High State Council to participate in the U.N.-facilitated dialogue. "It is from this standpoint that we perceive the endorsement by the Libyan House of Representatives of a new composition of the government led by prime minister Bashagha," he told the council.

Source: Libya Today March 18, 2022 01:25 UTC