LONDON: Libya’s full integration into the global economy is being hampered by actors pursuing destabilizing agendas that undermine peace and national unity, the US said on Wednesday. The comments came after the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf held separate meetings with Mohammed Al-Menfi, the head of the Libyan Presidential Council, and
U.S. Assistant Secretary Barbara Leaf and U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland held talks in Tunis on Wednesday to discuss "prospects for boosting the U.S. diplomatic presence in Libya to promote stability, security cooperation, economic growth, and sustainable development".