(VOVworld) – A second round of talks between Libyan political rivals began in Algiers, Algeria, on Monday to seek a political solution to the 4-year crisis in Libya.

Special Representative for Libya and head of UNSMIL, Bernardino León (seated right) delivers opening remarks to the latest meeting of Libyan political leaders and activists in Algeria. (Photo: UNSMIL)

The aim of the talks is to form a national unity government during Libya’s transitional period and find a way to halt the violence in Libya. Bernadio León, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), said a political solution is the only way to restore peace and stability in Libya. He urged all of Libya’s warring parties to join the UN peace process.