Diplomats from the Arab League, the African Union, the United Nations and 17 nations agreed with Libyan representatives Sunday on a deal that will ensure a cease-fire between rival political factions and establish a national unity government. The deal was reached after several hours of discussion and deliberation at the international conference, held in the Italian capital city of Rome. “We stand ready to support the implementation of the political agreement and underline our firm commitment to providing the Government of National Accord with full political backing and technical, economic, security and counter-terrorism assistance, as requested,” the statement reads. The plan, brokered by the United Nations, hopes to see a new Libyan government established within 40 days and a presidency council and cabinet formed by February of next year. As the situation in Syria and Iraq continues to worsen and international action has thus far failed to destroy terrorist group ISIS, diplomats turned their attention to Libya to avoid a similar scenario occurring in the north African country. Previous attempts to find a solution upon which all of Libya’s rival factions would agree have come up short. “We refuse to stand by…
International Diplomats Agree on Libyan National Unity Deal at Rome Summit
December 13, 2015
