US officials meet with Libyan parliamentary delegation in Washington

US State Department said US officials met on Thursday in Washington with a delegation from the Libyan house of representatives to urge their continued engagement in the UN-led process to form a national unity government.

"We believe it is an essential prerequisite for any effective international support for Libya’s successful democratic transition and security needs," US State Department Acting Deputy Spokesperson Jeff Rathke said.

" We welcome the convening today of the next round of UN-led Libyan political dialogue talks in Morocco. As Secretary Kerry said in a statement on April 12th and the UN Security Council reiterated on April 13th, we strongly urge all Libyan stakeholders participating to agree on arrangements to end Libya’s political, security, and institutional crisis."

"We condemn today’s airstrikes in Tripoli and again call on all parties to cease hostilities as there can be no military solution to Libya’s challenges."