A U.N.-backed committee aiming to overcome legal obstacles to Libya’s new unity government convened in Tunis on March 10, Libya Herald reported. Officials who negotiated the formation of the national unity government are joining with the new executive council and several members of the internationally recognized legislature to try to break the impasse over government approval. So far, the agreement’s opponents have prevented the House of Representatives from voting to officially appoint the new government. While Libya’s political future remains unclear, Western countries are still preparing to use military force to bring stability to the region .