With the strong backing of the United Nations and the European Union, finally, UN special envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon’s mediation in the Libyan crisis has borne some fruit.
Leon succeeded in bringing the rival bickering Libyan factions together in Geneva for two-day talks Jan. 14-15 to agree on an agenda for further talks that will resume this week, according to a statement by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The intense negotiations produced negotiable points for further discussions, which were a positive sign of progress given the violence Libya has suffered since last summer.