Libyan rivals meet for UN-brokered face-to-face talks - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Nov 2, 2020

Military engineers of the UN-recognized Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) sort ammunition and explosives for safe disposal in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Oct. 12, 2020. — MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP via Getty Images

Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs in Libya Stephanie Williams attends a press conference on talks between the rival factions in the Libya conflict on October 21, 2020 at the United Nations offices in Geneva. - The UN's Libya envoy said she was "quite optimistic" about the prospects of a ceasefire emerging from ongoing talks between the two warring factions. Two days into the talks at the United Nations in Geneva, scheduled to last until October 24, 2020, the two

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UN acting envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams wears a protective mask before giving a press conference in the Tunisian capital Tunis on November 11, 2020, following 2 days of talks, hosted by the UN on the Libyan conflict. - The delegates "reached a preliminary roadmap for ending the transitional period and organising free, fair, inclusive and credible presidential and parliamentary elections," Williams told journalists.
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Libya’s rival sides meet in Tunis to discuss Libya's political future

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