Libyan negotiators upbeat after first direct talks in Skhirate
Skhirate - After the first direct talks between the two Libyan conflicting parties since the UN-Sponsored negotiations were launched in Skhirat (Rabat suburbs), negotiators were upbeat that an agreement could be reached to end the Libyan crisis.
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Negotiators confided to MAP that the meeting took place in a positive atmosphere, evoking the possibility of reaching an agreement.
The chief negotiator of the national general congress (Tripoli parliament), Saleh Al Makhzoum, said participants held direct talks under the supervision of the UN Secretary general's special representative for Libya Bernardino Leon, adding that the meeting was held prior to a deep meeting between all the parties.
Meanwhile, M. Abu Bakr Baira, a negotiator for the Tobrouk parliament said the meeting was held against the backdrop of optimism, stressing that dialogue has moved forward.
The same satisfaction was expressed by Salem Madi, on behalf of the independents.
The UN representative said Monday he hoped Libya's rival parliaments would endorse his proposals for a unity government later this week after they failed to do so at the weekend, noting that there were only two or three remaining stumbling blocks and that he hoped those could be addressed when the talks resume in Morocco Thursday.
"After all these nine months of work we just have two, three issues and this is what the parties are going to discuss tomorrow and after tomorrow," Leon told a news conference early Monday after late-night talks.
"The idea is to be back on Wednesday and to have our next meeting on Thursday. And on Thursday we will try to initialize the agreement."
The chief negotiator of the national general congress (Tripoli parliament), Saleh Al Makhzoum, said participants held direct talks under the supervision of the UN Secretary general's special representative for Libya Bernardino Leon, adding that the meeting was held prior to a deep meeting between all the parties.
Meanwhile, M. Abu Bakr Baira, a negotiator for the Tobrouk parliament said the meeting was held against the backdrop of optimism, stressing that dialogue has moved forward.
The same satisfaction was expressed by Salem Madi, on behalf of the independents.
The UN representative said Monday he hoped Libya's rival parliaments would endorse his proposals for a unity government later this week after they failed to do so at the weekend, noting that there were only two or three remaining stumbling blocks and that he hoped those could be addressed when the talks resume in Morocco Thursday.
"After all these nine months of work we just have two, three issues and this is what the parties are going to discuss tomorrow and after tomorrow," Leon told a news conference early Monday after late-night talks.
"The idea is to be back on Wednesday and to have our next meeting on Thursday. And on Thursday we will try to initialize the agreement."
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