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| 'Last Chance' Libya Peace Talks Start in Geneva |
| 2015-01-15 |
| [An Nahar] Peace talks between Libya's warring factions kicked off in Geneva Wednesday in what their United Nations ...the Oyster Bay money pit... mediator warned could be a last chance to prevent all-out chaos in the oil-rich country. The North African nation has been gripped by deepening conflict since the overthrow of dictator Moamar Qadaffy in a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... -backed uprising in 2011, with rival governments and powerful militias battling for control of key cities and the nation's oil wealth. It has taken the U.N. months to get the opposing sides back to the negotiating table after a single round of talks in September. "It's going to be a long process, it's going to be difficult," the U.N. special envoy for Libya, Bernardino Leon, said. "We are not expecting to have a breakthrough tomorrow or the day after tomorrow," said Leon, who is overseeing the dialogue in the Swiss city. "There is a gap between the parties, which is becoming more complicated with more fighting on the ground." Analysts warn that the negotiations are unlikely to have any real impact unless the leaders of all the gangs -- some of whom are absent from the negotiations -- become directly involved. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Is this the last chance for peace or the last chance for the UN drones to drain the expense fund before funding is cut? They aren't going to accomplish anything except run up some heavenly hotel bills and keep the more expensive restaurants open late. Come to think of it, there is that nifty seldom used League of Nations complex thingee on the outskirts of Geneva. Do you suppose we could suggest they check out the lease and have a property inspection? |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2015-01-15 00:22 |