Tough start for Libya’s political forum as talks stall

Participants of the UN-brokered Libyan political dialogue forum have failed to reach a full agreement in discussions over the future of Libya and potential resolutions to the country’s ongoing civil war.

Deputy special representative of the United Nations support mission in Libya Stephanie Williams told journalists in Tunis that the Libyan political dialogue forum would be continuing debates in a week’s time.

Despite no agreement being reached, Williams said the participants in the talks had “come together over significant issues in a very short period of time”.

The talks are aimed at setting a roadmap out of Libya’s years long civil war, in an attempt to end years of chaos following the 2011 overthrow and killing of dictator Muammar Gadhafi.

A group of 75 delegates from Libya, selected by the UN, have been engaging in the talks which led to an agreement between two warring sides to hold nationwide elections in December next year.