UN Envoy Says Reforms Needed to Resume Libyan Oil Production

The U.N. envoy for Libya said Monday he fears the recent agreement to resume oil production in the conflict-torn country will not hold unless two issues are speedily tackled — distribution of wealth and “endemic plundering of resources.” Ghassan Salame told the Security Council in a video briefing that unless the issues are addressed it will also “be difficult to advance the political process.” Libya descended into chaos following the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime...

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