‎Rival parliament leaders meet for first time in Libya

In what is seen as a landmark move, Libyan television reports that the heads of Libya’s two rival parliaments have met for the first time.

The meeting which was staged in Malta saw Agila Salah, from the internationally recognised congress in the eastern city of Tobruk, and Nouri Abusahmen, from the Tripoli-based General National Congress, holding talks in the European country.

However, the expected signing of a UN plan for a national unity government has been put back until Thursday.

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The unstable political atmosphere in the country which started with chaotic scenes in 2011 over the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi has made Libya to become a major departure point for some of the thousands of migrants travelling to Europe.

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