UN Envoy Welcomes Libya’s Efforts to Create Government of National Accord

The head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed a statement issued by the Libyan Political Dialogue which called for the implementation of steps necessarily for creation of the Government of National Accord, the UNSMIL said in a statement.

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — On Thursday, members of Libyan Political Dialogue, a forum that unites different country's political powers, issued a statement in Tunis calling for Libya's unity and the necessity to implement the agreement on formation of the Government of National Accord in the country's capital of Tripoli.

"The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler.. applauds the spirit of courage, determination and cohesion displayed by the Dialogue members and expresses his gratitude for the unanimous support of the members of the international community to the Libyan Political Dialogue," the statement published Friday read.

It was added in the statement that Kobler called on the international community to work with the Government of National Accord as the sole authority.

Libya has been in crisis since the 2011 overthrow of long-term leader Muammar Gaddafi and the subsequent civil war. There are currently two governments in Libya: the internationally-recognized Council of Deputies based in Tobruk and the Tripoli-based General National Congress. The two sides came to an agreement on December 17, paving the way to the formation of the Government of National Accord.