Two years after the fall of the authoritarian regime, Libya faces a number of challenges in ensuring that its democratic transition proceeds peacefully, a United Nations envoy told the Security Council today, noting that recent months have been marked by pronounced political disagreements, a disruption of the country's oil exports, and security problems.
"It is more evident today that pre-conceived ideas about political transition are likely to be a recipe for disappointment, if not failure," Tarek Mitri, the Secretary-General's Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), said in his briefing to the 15-member body.
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