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UNSMIL: next round of political dialogue will be held next week in Morocco.

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Tripoli, 03.03.2015(Lana) UNSMIL announced on Tuesday that the next round of the political dialogue will be held next week in Morocco, after all invited parties agreed to participate. The UN mission said in a statement that parties formally informed them their decision to participate in the dialogue following close consultations with the UN Secretary General Special Envoy, Bernardino Leone, during his visits to Tubruq and Tripoli on Sunday. The statement added that the parties underscored the importance of resuming the dialogue process urgently, as it is the only serious mean to find a peaceful solution for the political crisis Libya is going through, and put an end to the military conflict, which causing suffering for the Libyan people. According to the statement, all parties expressed condemnation to the terrorist attack on Al-Guba last month and their anger towards the unjustified loss of innocent life, all parties underlined the importance of establishing a unified Libyan front and a state that is capable of confronting the increasing terrorism in Libya. They also emphasized that the unified Libya remains the effective instrument to confront threats caused by the terrorist armed groups and the Mr. Leone emphasized UN's commitment and that of the international community towards the future national unity government in its fight against terrorism. The UN mission said in its statement that the parties agreed to its proposal that the forthcoming round of talks should focus on three items on the agenda, a national unity government at forefront, including discussions on the prime minister and the deputy prime ministers, in addition to the security arrangements to pave the way for a comprehensive ceasefire, gradual withdrawal of the armed groups from cities and towns, and arrangements for arms control. The UN mission urged all parties to actively engage in the forthcoming round of talks with a sense of national responsibility, and urged all parties to an immediate ceasefire to find the appropriate atmosphere for discussions. The mission said in its statement that "we welcome the significant decision taken by the political leadership in Libya to return to negotiating table and reiterate their commitment to the political dialogue process under Libyan leadership and ownership. The mission added that the UN and the international community or any other foreign party will not be able to dictate in any form the outcome or the decisions related to the dialogue process. = Lana =