A government of national accord can be the only interlocutor through which the growing threat of (Islamic State) and its affiliate groups can be effectively tackled, spoilers should be held accountable, as they bear the responsibility of hindering the political agreement.

Bernardino Leon

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Defeating terrorism in Libya can only be achieved through the political and institutional determination of a united Libyan government, which will need the strong and unequivocal support from the international community in confronting the myriad challenges facing Libya.

Bernardino Leon

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The international community will not accept such threats to the political process.

Bernardino Leon

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The international community would like to see an agreement in Libya before Ramadan, let me be very cautious about the possibilities for an agreement.

Bernardino Leon

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I urge the respective leaderships ... to listen to calls within their respective houses, and those of the Libyan people, and to desist from any further attempts and maneuverings to obstruct the democratic process.

Bernardino Leon

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I urge the respective leaderships ... to listen to calls within their respective houses, and those of the Libyan people, and to desist from any further attempts and maneuvering to obstruct the democratic process.

Bernardino Leon

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There is a growing sense of urgency (in Libya) ... that the country should no longer be held hostage to the narrow interests of a few on either side of the political divide.

Bernardino Leon

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I think the (Tripoli faction) shouldn't worry.

Bernardino Leon

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I continue to believe that around Sept. 10 we will be in a position to have a final agreement.

Bernardino Leon

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The priority is to conclude a political accord. Libya's main weapon against Islamic State is unity.

Bernardino Leon

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We will work in coming days on the basis of timetable which necessarily has to be short. Libya is facing huge challenges, we are proposing the parties to work on the coming three weeks and to try to have agreement on the important two points, by the end of August.

Bernardino Leon

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We would like the GNC and all of the Libyans who are participating in the process to give the benefit of the doubt to this process, we have not finished this process and we have a lot of people already talking `what if it is a failure'.

Bernardino Leon

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This should be the final draft because may be this the final opportunity for Libya, it is a crucial time.

Bernardino Leon

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Libya is on the verge of economic and financial collapse. It is facing huge security threats because of the civil war but also...because of the Daesh threat, libya's economic collapse is a real possibility. Recently, I met with the governor of the central bank. The situation is very difficult in terms of Libyan finances.

Bernardino Leon

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I think we should not dwell on this element of destruction. It is about being effective in fighting these mafias.

Bernardino Leon

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I think that there is a genuine interest in improving the proposal, improving the possible agreement, it's difficult to be optimistic.

Bernardino Leon

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We have never seen airstrikes in the moment in which one of the delegations is taking off on its way to the talks.

Bernardino Leon

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We have gone beyond the point of no return and they are convinced there will be a national solution.

Bernardino Leon

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In Libya, Islamic State has found fertile ground in the growing post revolution political instability, capitalizing also on the weakness of state institutions and state security sector.

Bernardino Leon

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We have agreed on an agenda.

Bernardino Leon

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