The Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and UN Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily received a delegation of the 6+6 Joint Committee at UNSMIL’s headquarters in Tripoli.
According to a tweet, Bathily reiterated the importance of the committee’s role and responsibilities to produce the laws necessary to hold general and inclusive elections in Libya.
Bathily, joined by UNSMIL’s technical team, exchanged views on issues related to legal framework for elections. He renewed the Mission’s offer to “provide all required support to enable the committee to conclude its work as soon as possible.”
On Wednesday, the Head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Mnifi received Bathily to discuss the latest political developments in the country.
In a post on its Twitter account, UNSMIL said that the meeting “focused on the progress made toward elections, national reconciliation, security, and military unification.”
The duo discussed “ways to establish a comprehensive national mechanism for managing oil revenues and spending.”
On his part, Al-Mnifi stressed that he will continue to communicate with various actors in Libya to help advance the political process, affirming his readiness to support any initiative that allows elections to be held before the end of 2023. In turn, Bathily stressed that national ownership is the key to success.
During his latest briefing to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in March, the UN Envoy announced a mechanism to bring together the various Libyan parties.
This includes representatives of political institutions, prominent political figures, tribal leaders, civil society organisations, security actors, and representatives of women and youth, to facilitate the adoption of a legal framework and a binding timetable for holding elections in 2023.
The UNSC welcomed the gradual progress of the new constitutional amendments in Libya. It affirmed its support for holding elections in the country, according to a statement seen by Italy’s news agency, Nova.
