Alwaght- Libya's warring groups on Sunday declared they had reached an accord on how to end the country's political crisis.
The agreement however faces significant hurdles including approval by rival parliaments and overcoming terrorists including ISIS Takfiris who occupy some parts of the North African state.
Delegates from the internationally recognized House of Representatives and the Tripoli-based General National Congress had been holding secret talks, without the United Nations, in the suburbs of Tunis since Friday.
Officials said they reached a deal late on Saturday on a joint "declaration of principles" aimed at resolving a crisis that has endured since the 2011 overthrow of dictator Moamer Gaddafi.
"This is a historic moment the Libyans were waiting for, the Arabs were waiting for and the world was waiting for," Awad Mohammed Abdul-Sadiq, the GNC's first deputy head, said at a press conference on Sunday.
Abdul-Sadiq called on Libyans to support what he called "a historic opportunity".
"If this solution receives real Libyan support -- from the people and institutions -- we will surely arrive in no more than two weeks or a month to a solution to solve the political crisis," he said. Libya descended into chaos after the October 2011 ouster and killing of longtime dictator Gaddafi, with two governments vying for power and armed groups battling for control of its vast energy resources.
The latest accord comes after the ISIS terrorist group gained in full control of the strategic Mediterranean Libyan Port-City of Sirte and is now targeting Ajdabiyah Oil Fields.
Neighboring countries especially Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco have been involved in efforts to restore stability in Libya to prevent the spillover effect of the country’s civil war.
ISIS terrorist group’s foothold in Libya and the country’s porous borders being used as a conduit for migrants risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean have added urgency to efforts aimed at restoring stability in the North African state.