Libya peace talks resume in Morocco

The UN-backed Libya political talks have resumed in Morocco amid General National Congress's (GNC) decision to continue consultations on the latest UN draft peace agreement in Tripoli.

The GNC said in a statement on Wednesday that its negotiating team at the peace talks postponed returning to the Moroccan city of Skhirat until next week to continue consultations and deliberations on the amendments, Xinhua reported on Thursday.

In a landmark move, representatives from Libya's two rival parliaments, one based in Tripoli and the other in Tobruk, sat together in formal talks for the first time on Sunday.

Libya, a major oil producer in North Africa, has been witnessing a frayed political process after former leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled during the 2011 political turmoil.

The country was now deadlocked in a dogfight between the pro-secular army and Islamist militants, which has led to a security vacuum for homegrown extremism to brew.

The UN has brokered several rounds of dialogues between the conflicting parties since last September, but clashes persisted despite a truce agreed by the warring factions.