Libya’s internationally recognized parliament on Monday suspended its participation in UN-brokered talks on the future of the war-wracked North African state, officials said.

Libya's internationally recognized parliament on Monday suspended its participation in UN-brokered talks on the future of the war-wracked North African state, officials said.

"The chamber of representatives today voted in favor of suspending its participation in the dialogue" in which a new round had been due on Morocco on Thursday, MP Issa al-Aribi announced on Facebook.

He did not elaborate, but both the LANA state news agency and parliament's own Facebook page confirmed the information.