Local and Municipal Councils Wind up Talks in Brussels.

Tripoli, 25 March 2015(Lana) Representatives of Libyan local and Municipal councils wound up a two day UN-EU-brokered meeting in Brussels, which was devoted to local councils as part of the Dialogue to discuss the crisis in the country. UNSMIL said in a press release yesterday, the 31 representatives from all over Libya have concluded their meeting in Brussels, which focused on confidence-building measures agreed at an earlier meeting in Geneva. The meeting discussed other issues including challenges facing the municipal councils, humanitarian assistance and the release of prisoners, as well as the issues of the displaced inside and outside Libya and upgrading airports. The participants have agreed on a number of items including support for the political dialogue, formation of a national unity government, a ceasefire and a halt of attacks against airports and other state facilities. The representatives of local and municipal councils have also agreed on a call for the armed groups to withdraw from all cities, to condemn incitement to hatred, and to call for a total respect of the rights of detainees, the press release said. They called for a return of all displaced people to their homes in a period no later than December 2015. =Lana=