UN Rejects Attempts at Using Dec.

17 as Pretext to Act Against Political Process. Tripoli, 13 December 2017(Lana) The Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Ghasan Salama has said that 'the UN rejects attempts to use December 17, as a pretext to act against the ongoing political process, stressing that the date did not undermine the validity of the Political Agreement which remains the reference framework for running the country and reaching a political solution. 'Fulfilling the election entitlement requires time and effort more than anybody could anticipate, to create the necessary conditions for holding the general elections, the final step of the UN plan in Libya, Salama said at a meeting with the President of the High State Council here on Tuesday. As for uniting the military, Salama said the UN mission has selected a neutral country with the expertise in the field, to host the talks on unification of the Libya Army and would be announced in due time. =Lana=