BENGHAZI
Libya's Tobruk-based parliament on Tuesday called on the UN mission to postpone an the upcoming round of talks between warring rivals - scheduled for Wednesday – in order to thoroughly discuss a proposal for the formation of a unity government.
During a Tuesday session, the parliament asked its delegates to contact the UN mission and request the postponement of Wednesday's meeting in order to carefully study the proposed formation of the unity government, parliament spokesman Faraj Bohashim said.
"The dialogue committee representing the parliament in the Morocco talks was present in today's session and they briefed the parliament on the developments made during the previous rounds of talks," Bohashim told The Anadolu Agency.
"The committee presented written suggestions on the formation of the unity government, a set of security arrangements, along with a summary of the new government's priorities in line with previous dialogue sessions," Bohashim added.
Bohashim said the Tobruk-based assembly had drafted a roadmap highlighting the importance of a written agreement that encompasses all stages, including the legal and constitutional position of the new government and its relation to the parliament.
"The delegation tasked with the negotiation is not permitted to sign any deal before receiving parliamentary approval," he said.
Libya's warring rivals held a round of talks under the UN auspices in Morocco last week in an effort to resolve the conflict in the Arab country.
Libya has remained in a state of turmoil since a bloody uprising ended the decades-long rule of strongman Muammar Gaddafi in late 2011.
Since then, the country's stark political divisions have yielded two rival seats of government, each with its own institutions and military capacities.
Vying for legislative authority are the Tobruk-based parliament and the Islamist-led parliament, which convenes in Tripoli.
The two assemblies support two rival governments respectively headquartered in the two cities.
