The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced the start of the Security Working Group meeting, a key part of the Berlin Process, with the participation of Acting Head of the Mission, Stephanie Khoury, members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) +, and several ambassadors from member states.
Co-chaired by the UN and France, the current session marks the first time the group convenes in Sirte, as noted in a statement posted by the mission on Facebook on Thursday.
In her latest briefing to the UN Security Council on 9 October, Khoury described the meeting as “an opportunity to refocus efforts on the security track.” She recalled urging the 5+5 Commission during an August meeting to “continue fulfilling its duties.”
Khoury also called on Libyan authorities to “overcome obstacles hindering the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement.”
Last year, Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) held meeting in Paris. Chief of Staff of the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), Abdulrazzaq Al-Nadhouri and his counterpart Mohamed Al-Haddad, Chief of Staff in the Western Region are participating in the meetings.
The JMC was established in February 2020, as part of the UN-led efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis.
The committee includes five military officers from the western region, and five from the eastern region. They are tasked with overseeing the ceasefire agreement, and working towards a lasting peace in the country.
