Kobler Urges Libyan Parties to Put Unity of their Country First.

Tunis, 21 March 2017(Lana) The UN Secretary General Special Envoy to Libya Martin Kobler on Monday warned that the escalating violence in Libya threatened a widespread conflict, urging all parties to the conflict, to put Libya and its unity and territorial integrity first. In a statement from Tunisia, Kobler said 'the escalation across Libya was the result of security situation in Tripoli, and the events in Misrata and Benghazi.' 'Violence and hate speech and mutilation of bodies in Libya are unacceptable at all, Kobler said, stressing the need to 'restore calm, and respect for elected bodies and freedom of expression.' Mobilization of forces, hostile actions and hate speech are 'acts that constitute real threat which could lead to wide scale military confrontation in the country, Kobler said. He appealed to Libyans to 'commit to the Political Agreement and to speed up the security arrangements which call for withdrawal of armed groups from the capital and deployment of Army and Police units. =Lana=