Kobler Welcomes Announcement of Libyan Consensus Government and Urges Parliament to Endorse it.
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Rome, 15 February 2106(Lana) The UN Special Envoy to Libya Martin
Kobler has welcomed the announcement by the Presidential Council of
the new consensus governemnt which he described as 'new start' for
Libya.
In a statement publuished by the UN, Kobler urged members of the
House of Representatives led by Agila Saleh to shoulder their
responsibilities in accordance with the political agreement, to put
the interests of Libya first and to endorse the new governemnt.
The responsibility now rests on them to save their country the
perils of continued conflict and destruction, Kobler said, stressing
that 'this is a historic opportunity to achieve peace that should not
be lost.
The UN envoy believes 'all sights of the Libyan people are on the new
consensus governemnt to exercise power and to work towards re-uniting
the state institutions and restoring stability in the country.
He called on the Libyan people and all concerned active political and
security players to endorse the new governemnt to assume power.
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