U.N. to hold Libya conference as planned despite surge in fighting: envoy

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U.N. to hold Libya conference as planned despite surge in fighting: envoy
Ahmed Elumami

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The United Nations is determined to hold Libya’s national conference on possible elections on time despite eastern forces’ advance on the capital Tripoli in an escalation of the conflict, a senior U.N. envoy said on Saturday.

G7 foreign ministers warned eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar to halt his thrust on Tripoli, menacing the internationally recognised government based there, or face possible international action.

Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) said on Friday its forces had advanced into the capital’s southern outskirts and taken its former international airport.

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