Skhirat, Morocco--Libya's warring factions have reacted positively to a draft peace agreement, the UN envoy said Tuesday, as they head for talks in Berlin with world powers anxious for an end to the conflict.
Libya descended into chaos after a 2011 NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed veteran dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with heavily armed former rebels carving out fiefdoms across the country.
The quest for a deal seeks to prevent the oil-rich and strategic North African nation from crumbling into a failed state.
Bernardino Leon, chief of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, presented the draft to delegations from the country's rival sides at talks in Morocco late Monday.
With strong support from world leaders, he is pushing for a final accord before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on June 17.
"We have distributed, as you will have seen, a new proposed agreement. All I can tell you for now is that the reaction is positive," Leon told journalists.
AFP
