Parliament speaker agrees on political agreement

UN envoy to Libya Martin Kobler said that Libyan parliament speaker Saleh Aqila accepted the Libyan political agreement reached in Skhirat city, Morocco, a few weeks ago.

In a twitter post on Friday, Kobler described the development as encouraging.

On Thursday, Aqila's media adviser said the speaker discussed with Kobler the necessity of equal shares by of the coming ministerial posts, as well as diplomatic representations abroad.

Libya has been in chaos since the 2011 uprising that toppled leader Muamer Gaddafi, with armed factions battling for territory and control of its oil wealth.

Source: MENA