Libyan political dialogue in Geneva Thursday

Participants in Skhirat dialogue will hold two-day round of political dialogue at the United Nations Office at Geneva on Thursday to finalize the Libyan Political Agreement for its signing a few days later, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Sunday.

Earlier, a new round of political dialogue facilitated by UNSMIL convened on Wednesday and Thursday in Skhirat, Morocco.

Discussions focused on the way forward to swiftly finalize the Libyan Political Agreement.

Over the two days, representatives of Libyan parties discussed with Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon annexes to the Libyan Political Agreement and timelines for concluding the political dialogue.

The talks were held in a positive and constructive atmosphere, underscoring the participants’ deep conviction that finalising the political agreement was a matter of extreme urgency. Well aware of their responsibilities before the people and before history to work for a peaceful settlement to the political and military conflict ravaging Libya and threatening its unity, the participants agreed that it is high time to conclude the talks that have been under way for seven months.

Leon expressed hope that the General National Congress (GNC) will rejoin the talks in Geneva after staying away from this round in Skhirat following the resignation of two members of its dialogue team and its request for time to reorganize their team. He said UNSMIL will intensify its contacts with the Libyan stakeholders to ensure wide participation in the next round.

Source: MENA