UN, Egypt welcome agreement on cease-fire in Libya
(VOVWORLD) - The Acting Special Representatives of the UN Secretary General to Libya Stephanie Williams on Friday welcomed points of agreement on a cease-fire and elections in Libya.
Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) secures the area of Abu Qurain, halfway between the capital Tripoli and Libya's second-largest city Benghazi, on July 20, 2020. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
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The UN official also called on all parties to "rise to this historic occasion and shoulder their full responsibilities before the Libyan people."
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed ceasefire calls of Libyan warring parties on Friday, calling it an important step on the road to achieving a political settlement.