UN-sponsored dialogue to end Libyan crisis underway in Tunis
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A new round of U.N.-sponsored talks aimed at uniting Libya's rival factions has opened in neighboring Tunisia.
An "action plan" for dialogue was on the table at a meeting on Tuesday opened by the U.N. chief's special envoy for Libya, Ghassan Salame.
Libya sank into chaos following the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed leader Moammar Gadhafi.
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Two rival leaders recently agreed to cooperate to pull Libya from the crisis that threatens the region and ultimately Europe. The final goal is big: a national conference with all Libyan parties, adoption of a constitution and presidential elections.
More immediately, they aim to thrash out amendments to a 2015 peace accord reached in Skhirat, Morocco.
Salame said there's "no doubt" the accord's legitimacy would be strengthened with broad support among Libyans.