PARIS, May 29, 2018 (MENA) - An international conference on Libya started in Paris on Tuesday under the auspices of the United Nations. French President Emmanuel Macron and UN envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame inaugurated the conference. Representatives from around 20 countries; including Libya's neighbouring countries; Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Chad, and four organisations, including the Arab League (AL), the European Union and the African Union, participate in the conference. The conference will wrap up its activities by signing an agreement by four Libyan officials; Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj, Commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA) General Khalifa Haftar, Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh Issa and Khalid Al Mishri, the newly elected head of the High Council of State. The Libyan officials are expected to agree on a political roadmap for the war-struck country that could see elections held before the end of 2018. Presidential Assistant for National and Strategic Projects Ibrahim Mahlab leads Egypt's delegation to the meeting while AL Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit represents the pan-Arab organization at the meeting. Mahlab is accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ambassador Hamdi Loza. The invitees also include Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi and Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who is the chairman of the AU's High Level Committee on Libya, President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou and Chadian President Idriss Deby. Earlier in the day, Macron said the situation in Libya requires taking measure to heal the rift among feuding parties in the Arab state. He made the remarks during a meeting on Tuesday with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al Sarraj at the Elysee Palace ahead of the Paris-hosted conference on Libya. The French presidency voiced hope that the Libyan parties would reach an agreement during the conference to end the current stalemate, stressing support for the efforts being exerted by United Nations envoy to Libya Salame.