UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called on all parties to restore calm in southern Libya after clashes at an air base there killed over 140 people.
The UN chief is "deeply concerned" about the military escalation at the Brak al-Shati air base and "calls on all parties to exercise restraint and restore calm," said his spokesperson in a statement.
Clashes at the air base between the armed forces and a rival militia killed 141 people, a military spokesman said in Libya on Friday.
Guterres noted that continued insecurity in Libya is a reminder that there is no military solution.
"The Secretary-General therefore urges all key Libyan stakeholders to re-commit to the political dialogue and engage constructively towards that goal," said the statement.
Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011. The country is plagued with unrest and political division.
