Libyan factions hold U.N.-backed peace talks


  • World
  • Thursday, 12 Feb 2015

U.N. Special Representative Bernardino Leon speaks at the General National Congress (GNC) headquarters in Tripoli February 2, 2015. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - U.N. negotiators resumed talks on Wednesday with delegates from Libya's warring factions, holding separate meetings with rival parties in the latest attempt to end the OPEC oil producer's political crisis and broker a ceasefire.

Libya is caught up in a struggle between an internationally recognised government and a rival administration set up in Tripoli after an armed faction seized the capital last summer.

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