The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Abdoulaye Bathily welcomed the resumption of dialogue between the Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Ageela Saleh and the Head of the High Council of State (HCS), Khaled Al-Mishri.
On Friday, the United Nations (UN) Support Mission in Libya said in a statement that Bathily expressed his “readiness to discuss the details, modalities, and timelines of implementation of their commitments”
He urged Libya’s leaders to “engage in an inclusive dialogue, as the only way to overcome the current deadlock, and meet the aspirations of the Libyan people.”
Saleh and Al-Mishri agreed to unify the executive authorities of Libya by 2023. They held a meeting in Morocco to discuss the political blockage, the constitution, and the distribution of sovereign positions.
During a joint press conference at the headquarters of the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Al-Mishri said: “2023 will not come unless the executive authority and sovereign positions are united.”
“I agreed with Saleh that the division of institutions led to poor conditions for citizens, and a deepening of the crisis. We agreed on 2 out of 7 sovereign positions,” he added, without mentioning further details on the agreed positions.
The duo also affirmed the “necessary procedures for the Parliamentary and Presidential elections as soon as possible.”
In turn, Saleh said he agreed to resume dialogue to “do what is necessary for the holding of Parliamentary and Presidential elections, in accordance with a roadmap and legislation.”
“We agreed to implement the outputs of the Bouznika track, related to sovereign positions in the coming weeks and before the end of December,” Saleh added.