UNSMIL: Attacks Against Vital Institutions Deliberate Attempt to Undermine Efforts to Reach Peaceful Solution in Libya.

Tripoli, 19 March 2015(Lana) The UN Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL has said that the international community was committed to taking a firm position vis avis those who seek to escalate hostilities in Libya, and described attacks against the country's key institutions as deliberate attempts to block a political solution to the crisis. UNSMIL described attacks against airports as reckless and unwarranted, and said they come against the backdrop of UN repeated calls for all parties to refrain from any action that would escalate tension, as leaders leaders engage in dialogue. It expressed its disappointment at the deliberate actions against civil infrastructure and other basic services across Libya, despite the appeals from all parties to stop such attacks. The UN Mission questioned the motives of the agitators of military actions, which it said only undermine efforts to reach a peaceful solution. It urged Libyan leaders to shoulder their political and legal responsibilities, to ensure that all forces under their command adhere to their political obligations under the political process, commit to de-escalation of tesion, and to focus on fighting the common enemy 'terror groups'. =Lana=