Libya's Haftar To Join Italy Talks For Fresh Bid To Solve Crisis

Palermo, Italy, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Nov, 2018 ) :Libya's key political players including strongman Khalifa Haftar were to meet with global leaders in Italy on Monday in the latest bid by major powers to kickstart a long-stalled political process and trigger elections.

A summit in Paris in May had seen the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) and eastern Libya strongman Haftar agree to hold national polls on December 10, but that date has fallen by the wayside.

Acknowledging the chaotic political situation since dictator Moamer Kadhafi was deposed in 2011, the United Nations on Thursday conceded elections will not be viable before at least the spring of 2019.

A conference source said that Haftar would finally attend the talks in the Sicilian capital Palermo after days of doubts over his crucial presence.