TRIPOLI: US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns yesterday promised Libya more US help against extremist violence, saying the country could not achieve political or economic stability without tackling its security challenges.
“Rising violent extremism is an enormous challenge first for Libya but also for Libya’s international partners,” Burns told a news conference after talks in the capital Tripoli. “That’s why we have a such sense of urgency and such a sense of determination to help Libyans build their own security capacity, to deepen counter terrorism cooperation and also to promote the kind of healthy political process ... that increases the chances of greater security over the long-term,” he said.
REUTERS
