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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Washington - Ali Barada

Bathily Accuses Libyan Leaders of ‘Holding Entire Country Hostage’

UN Special Envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily (UN)

The UN Special Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, expressed on Friday displeasure at the intractable differences between the Libyan political leaders, accusing them of “holding an entire country hostage.”

The UN envoy also said the Security Council and its individual member states need to apply pressure on the country’s political leaders on the urgency of finalizing the constitutional basis to ensure that presidential and parliamentary elections are held soon.

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