Libya rivals hold talks in Morocco on unity government

‘Representatives of Libya’s rival parliaments have held long-delayed UN-sponsored negotiations in Morocco in a bid to form a government of national unity in the North African country.

The discussions, which were chaired by Bernardino Leon, the UN special envoy to Libya, took place in the northwestern Moroccan city of Skhirat on Thursday, officials said.

The talks were part of an attempt to “find an agreement between the different parties on a national personality to lead a national unity government,” said a participant, who was speaking on condition of anonymity.’

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