“Extremist militias” controlling the Libyan capital, Tripoli, were “derailing” the search a political approach to the country’s crisis, a senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official stated on Thursday.

“Abu Dhabi agreement offered opportunity to support the UN-led process. Meanwhile extremist militias continue to control capital and derail search for political solution,” Anwar Gargash, UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, indicated in a Twitter post.

“Priority in Libya (is) to counter extremism/terrorism and support stability in long drawn out crisis,” he included.