UN envoy to Libya to visit Tripoli next week
The newly-appointed UN special envoy to Libya, Abdul Ilah Khatib, will lead a UN team to visit Tripoli early next week for talks with parties there in an effort to end the crisis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday.Khatib, a former Jordanian foreign minister, will be joined by UN political, humanitarian and human-rights officials to visit Tripoli for ``several days,'' the UN chief said.The visit was approved by Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa, Ban said.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Libya on an unannounced visit Tuesday to strengthen bilateral ties and discuss the country's political transition.