Libya: Sarraj, Haftar Meet In UAE, Agree On Need For Elections

The United Nations has confirmed that Libya's rival leaders have met in the United Arab Emirates, according to the BBC.

The internationally recognised prime minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, and General Khalifa Haftar, who backs a rival government in eastern Libya, agreed on the need to hold general elections to break the current deadlock and end years of instability.

The meeting in Abu Dhabi was mediated and chaired by the UN envoy for Libya, Ghassan Salame.

Last month, General Haftar's troops launched an offensive into the south and seized a number of oilfields.

Libya has been marred by lawlessness since the overthrow of the long-time leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

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