(29 May 2018) Libya's rival leaders arrived in Paris on Tuesday for a meeting aimed at agreeing a political roadmap that would help restore order in the country, where lawlessness has fed Islamic militants, human trafficking and instability in the region.
Representatives of twenty countries, including Libya's neighbours, regional and European powers, the United States and international organizations were expected Tuesday at the Elysee Palace.
The U.N.-backed conference aims at securing parliamentary and presidential elections in the North African country, if possible by the end of 2018.
Macron's office said Libyan leaders have agreed in principle to a non-binding accord.
Libya is split between rival governments in the east and west, each backed by an array of militias.
Participants include Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj, head of Libya's UN-recognized government in Tripoli in the west, and Gen. Khalifa Hifter, the commander of Libya's national army which dominates the east.
Representatives of Egypt, Russia and the United Arab Emirates, which have backed Hifter and the rival administration in Tobruk in the east, are also attending, as well as the U.N. special envoy Ghassan Salame.
According to a 13-point draft seen by the Associated Press, Tuesday's planned accord includes a commitment to organize elections by the end of 2018, to support the unification of the national army and a call for the immediate unification of the Libyan Central Bank.
The draft warns of potential international sanctions on those that obstruct or interfere in the voting process.
Yet it doesn't address what may be Libya's biggest challenge: a wide network of militias fighting for power and control in the country.
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