New York
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commended the participants at the UN-brokered talks for the for the Lebyan civil war in Geneva for their “constructive discussions” during their four-day meeting. The advisory committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum has agreed on a mechanism for selecting the new executive authority, whose formation has been the subject of sparring among the various factions in the war-ravaged country. The 18-member committee is part of a larger forum that represents all three main regions of Libya, reports Arab News. It has proposed that each region’s electoral body nominate a representative to a three-member presidential council. A prime minister would be chosen by the 75-member forum. Guterres mentioned in particular “the decisive role played by women representatives and the southern members” in reaching a consensus on a mechanism for the selection of the executive authority, which will shepherd the country to national elections in December, in line with the Tunis Roadmap adopted last November.—Agencies
