UN chief ‘deeply’ regrets US veto of Palestinian ex-PM as Libya envoy

‘United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed his “deep” regret for the opposition mounted by the United States to the designation of former Palestinian premier Salam Fayyad as the world body’s special envoy to crisis-hit Libya.
The UN chief made the remarks at the annual World Government Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Monday, saying that he did not see “any reason” for the US opposition to the appointment of Fayyad, whom he described as “the right person for the right job at the right moment.”
Guterres also said that Fayyad, a Texas-educated former International Monetary Fund official, had a track record of fighting corruption and criticized the US for blocking his appointment, which he said had been “a loss for the Libyan peace process and the Libyan people.”’
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