The Chargé d’Affaires of the Egyptian Embassy in Tripoli, Tamer Mustafa confirmed his support for UN efforts in Libya.
According to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Mustafa met with the Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Abdoulaye Bathily on Tuesday.
The two sides discussed developments of the 6+6 Joint Committee concerned with reaching a consensus on Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
The Egyptian diplomat affirmed Cairo’s support to UNSMIL’s role within the framework of the co-chairing of the economic working group, emanating from the Berlin process.
Bathily reviewed his efforts in communicating with the spectrum of Libyan society, and international partners. He stressed the importance of holding elections as soon as possible, so that Libyans can “exercise their legitimate constitutional rights, under elected government and parliament.”
The UN Envoy praised the efforts of the working groups, noting the importance of “continuing to present ideas and solutions to help the Libyan people to unify institutions, economic reform, democratic transformation, rule of law and respect for human rights.”
On Tuesday, the Committee, entrusted by the Libyan Parliament and the High Council of State (HCS) with the drafting of electoral laws, called for the formation of a unified government that paves the way for holding elections across the country.
This meeting, which was held in Morocco, aimed at drafting laws to organize the elections, in accordance with the roadmap announced by the UN Envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily in February.
In a statement read by the Head of the HCS delegation, Omar Buleifa said that the upcoming Presidential and legislative elections “will be held simultaneously.” He announced that they had “achieved complete consensus regarding the controversial points related to the process of electing a president for Libya, and the National Assembly.”
Buleifa added that they also “agreed on the mechanism of engaging the political parties in the coming Parliamentary elections, whether through party lists or individual candidates.”
He stated that “the next legislative authority will consist of two chambers, namely the Parliament and the Senate.”
Furthermore, significant headway has been made in determining the allocation of seats for both houses, ensuring fair representation for all Libyans.