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Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres is lobbying for the U.N. to take direct control of the disarmament of militias and the withdrawal of foreign forces away from the Libyan interim government, Africa Intelligence reported on Tuesday, citing diplomatic sources.

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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed on Monday the launch of the voter registration for the national elections in December, which was announced yesterday by the High National Elections Commission (HNEC).

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Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergey Vershinin, held consultations with the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Libya, Ján Kubiš, last Friday in Geneva to discuss the situation in Libya, according to a statement released yesterday by the Russian foreign ministry.

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The Libyan Coast Guards intercepted on early Monday morning over 250 migrants who set off to cross Libya’s shore and reach Europe, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).

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Nicolas de Rivière, the French ambassador to the United Nations, announced on Friday that the Security Council will convene on the 15th of July to discuss the implementation of its resolutions on Libya, including monitoring the ceasefire, the withdrawal of foreign forces and mercenaries and preparations for general elections in December.

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Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, called on the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) to reach consensus on a formula that would ensure that December elections would be held on time.

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Twenty five out of forty five members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) have agreed on a proposal for negotiations on defining the constitutional framework of the December elections, announced Ján Kubiš, the Head United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on Thursday.

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The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum must produce an outcome by the end of the day regarding the constitutional framework for the Libyan elections in December, said Ján Kubiš, the Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, on Thursday.

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The Movement For December 24, a pro-election NGO, has called for upholding elections date and rejected any attempts to deflect from the UN-sponsored peace roadmap.

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TRIPOLI – Richard Norland, the United States ambassador to Libya, has urged the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) to work…