Libya’s Legitimate Gov’t Limited Until Conflicting Sides Reach Agreement

Parties to conflict in Libya should reach in agreement before the UN wll act, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said at a ministerial conference on Libya in Vienna on Monday.

VIENNA (Sputnik) – The UN-backed Libyan government’s activities will remain limited until the conflicted sides come to an agreement, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said at a ministerial conference on Libya in Vienna on Monday.

"This government has started working. But, of course, this government’s possibilities will be limited as long as the internal conflict and competition between the two rival forces remains," Steinmeier told reporters.

The German diplomat noted that the meeting’s results will outline "whether Libya will remain a country where terrorism, instability and crime will continue to spread, or whether we will succeed with the Government of National Accord in restoring stability in Libya."

The Government of National Accord began performing its duties on March 31 with Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj at the helm, despite continued subversion by the rival unrecognized government.

US State Secretary John Kerry and Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni are the co-chairs of the meeting on Libya in the Austrian capital.