Setting deadlines for elections in Libya is counterproductive because the political players need to agree first on a political solution to end the country’s conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
The comments add to doubts whether the troubled North African oil producer can hold parliamentary or presidential elections by June as sought by the United Nations and Western powers.
“We have repeatedly highlighted the counterproductive character of setting deadlines in Libya,”... Читать дальше...