Diplomatic pressure on Libyan parties to sign national consensus government accord.

Tripoli, 20.10.2015(Lana) European and Arab foreign ministers underscored that postponing approval of the draft accord and its annexes to post October 20, exposes Libya and its independence to menace. In a joint statement last night the ministers warned Libyans against the attempts of introducing further amendments to the proposed text, urging Libyan parties to immediately approve the political accord to end the current crisis. The EU External Policies Representative, Fredericka Moghreni has joined foreign ministers of Algeria, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Qatar, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA to call on all Libyan parties to approve the reconciliation accord proposed by the UN envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon. The statement, viewed that the proposed accord presented to Libyan political parties provides an opportunity to get out of the state of anarchy and instability until agreement on a new constitution is agreed and new elections are held that would ultimately ensure a unified parliament for Libya and enjoy international legitimacy. In their statement, Western and Arab foreign ministers pointed out the need to be mindful that the Libyan people wanted to put an end to the state of instability and violence that caused extensive human and economic losses. The ministers expressed the readiness of the international community to cooperate with the government of national unity in Libya especially in the fight against terrorism. The Western and Arab officials concluded their statement by urging all Libyan parties to cease the opportunity to achieve peace and sign the proposed agreement to form a government of national unity without any amendments. =Lana=