US Welcomes UN-Backed Intra-Libyan Talks, Urges Speedy Ceasefire Process

Key to Libya’s recovery is the protection of its oil fields

A general view of the El Sharara oilfield, Libya, on Dec. 3, 2014. Ismail Zitouny/Reuters/File Photo

News Analysis

The United States welcomed the resumption of talks led by the United Nations between two Libyan warring sides, the U.N.-backed government and the leader of the armed forces which controls a big part of eastern Libya, with a goal of achieving a ceasefire and relaunching intra-Libyan negotiations.