UN envoy hails early agreements in Libya talks

The U.N. envoy for Libya said Wednesday the two sides in military talks have agreed on issues that "directly impact the lives and welfare of the Libyan people," noting that the thorny work to cement a cease-fire in the restive North African country will continue.

Stephanie Turco Williams, the U.N. envoy, cited agreements to open air and land routes in the country, to work to ease inflammatory rhetoric in Libyan media, and to help kickstart Libya's vital oil industry, as talks in Geneva continued this week under her mediation.