Washington welcomes initialing Libyan deal

The United States welcomed the July 11th initialing of the Libyan final draft political agreement at the UN-led talks in Morocco, which is an important step toward the creation of a government of national accord.

"The agreement offers the Libyan people the best path forward to peace and stability. We call upon all Libyans to unite now and to join in supporting this agreement in the interest of their country and in Libya’s common future," US State Department Spokesman John Kirby said.

The United States stands ready to support the implementation of this agreement to help ensure a government of national accord and the new institutions that comprise it function effectively for – and to – and the new institutions that comprise it function effectively and for the benefit of the Libyan people.

"We express our deep gratitude to the Kingdom of Morocco for its leadership hosting the UN talks and to all of those participating in this process," he said.