UN Libya envoy ‘quite optimistic’ on ceasefire prospects

Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs in Libya Stephanie Williams wearing a face mask attends talks between the rival factions in the Libya conflict on October 20, 2020 at the United Nations offices in Geneva . (AFP)

• The UN’s Libya envoy said Wednesday she was 'quite optimistic' on ceasefire prospects

GENEVA: The UN’s Libya envoy said Wednesday she was “quite optimistic” about the prospects of talks in Geneva between the two warring factions producing a ceasefire.
“I’m qute optimistic... there is an air of seriousness and commitment,” Stephanie Williams, the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), told a press conference, after the sides agreed to open internal land and air routes.