The U.N. Security Council has given a green light for former Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, the current U.N. envoy in Lebanon, to lead the U.N. political mission in conflict-stricken Libya, a post that has been vacant for nearly a year, diplomats said this week.
The council had until 5 p.m. EST to object to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ selection of the veteran diplomat, who previously served as the top U.N. envoy in Afghanistan and Iraq, but diplomats said there were no objections. They spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of an official U.N. announcement.
Kubis will replace Ghassan Salame who resigned last March amid fierce fighting between Libya’s rival sides over the capital, Tripoli.
