Guterres hails tangible progress in dialogue in Libya

SANAA, Jan. 19 (YPA) – The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, welcomed the “tangible progress” made by the dialogue between the two parties to the crisis in Libya, stressing the need for the departure of foreign forces and mercenaries from the country by Saturday.
In a report submitted to the Security Council on Monday, Guterres said that “tangible progress has been made in strengthening political, security and economic dialogues between Libyans that have been facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya over the past few months.”
He added, “The continued international involvement in the Libyan-Libyan dialogues facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya generated great momentum to push Libya forward on the path of peace, stability and development.”
The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold a meeting on Libya on January 28, and Britain is preparing a draft resolution that expands the tasks of the UN mission in Libya to include overseeing the ceasefire and monitoring the withdrawal of foreign forces and mercenaries from this country.