(VOVworld) – The leaders of 24 Libyan municipalities on Monday signed the UN-sponsored agreement on the formation of a national unity government.

UN envoy for Libya, Martin Kobler (C) poses with representatives of Libyan municipalities and of 24 municipal council after a meeting on December 21, 2015 in Tunis (Photo: AFP/Fathi Belaid)

UN envoy Martin Kobler welcomed the move, saying that this is a good sign amid Libya’s complicated political situation. Mr. Kobler said that he asked the mayors to tell their people to support the agreement in order to have electricity, to have clean water, to have functional hospitals and schools. He affirmed that the door remained open for others to sign the agreement. Kobler said his team is in contact with security officials in Tripoli to ensure that the new unity government can operate safely from Tripoli. He said that the UN Security Council would vote on a resolution to recognize the new government as the sole legitimate authority in Libya.