The UN mission in Libya has welcomed a second exchange of prisoners between the country's rival administrations and called for faster progress on other parts of an October truce.
The formerly warring sides exchanged a total of 35 prisoners in the small southwestern town of Shwairif under the auspices of a Joint Military Commission (JMC) set up under the ceasefire, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said late Tuesday.
The Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA) completed a first prisoner swap in the same town late last month.
"This second official exchange of detainees is the result of the steadfast commitment by the JMC to move forward with the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement," the UN mission said.
"In this spirit, UNSMIL calls on both parties to swiftly finalize ongoing negotiations to reopen the coastal road."
The fragile ceasefire between the two sides has largely held.
The next major test of the truce is a January 23 deadline for all foreign troops and mercenaries to leave Libya.
UN chief Antonio Guterres proposed last month that international monitors be deployed to support the ceasefire.
