UN calls for fresh Libya talks to end crisis
The United Nations mission to Libya Wednesday said it will call fresh talks between warring factions in an attempt to end months of violence and political deadlock in the country.
UN Special Representative Bernardino Leon will lead the new round of negotiations on December 9, the organisation's Libya mission said in a statement.
It did not say where the talks would take place or who would take part.
The UN's push for dialogue came as the United States and key allies said they were ready to take further steps to protect the North African nation.
In a statement after a meeting in Brussels convened by Secretary of State John Kerry, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the European Union "expressed grave concern over the deteriorating situation" in Libya.
More than three years after dictator Moamer Kadhafi was toppled and killed in a NATO-backed revolt, the country is awash with weapons and powerful militias, and has rival governments and parliaments.
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