The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, confirmed today, Tuesday, his full support for the Libyan dialogue hosted by Morocco, with the aim of "strengthening and completing the ongoing peace efforts led by the Berlin conference on Libya last January."
In a statement issued by Stefan Dujarric, a spokesman for Guterres, he said, "The Secretary-General supports all initiatives that will enhance and complement the ongoing peace efforts led by the Berlin Conference on Libya."
"Since the beginning of the Libyan crisis, the Kingdom of Morocco has played a constructive role, and has participated in the efforts of the United Nations aimed at achieving a peaceful solution to the Libyan conflict," the statement said.
He added, "The Libyan political agreement signed in the Moroccan city of Skhirat in 2015 is a testament to Morocco's firm commitment to finding a solution to the Libyan crisis alongside the United Nations."
"We are confident that Morocco's latest initiative will have a positive impact on the United Nations' facilitation of the Libyan political dialogue," he said.
Yesterday, Monday, the second day of the Libyan dialogue meetings began in Bouznika, northern Morocco, between the delegations of the Supreme Council of State and the Parliament of Tobruk (east).
Both the Libyan Supreme Council of State and the Tobruk Parliament praised, in two separate statements, Morocco's efforts to solve the Libyan crisis.
Skhirat Agreement
The two sides noted Morocco's "sincere endeavor and eagerness to provide an appropriate atmosphere that helps find a solution to the Libyan crisis."
They added that the Moroccan efforts aim to "reach a consensus that achieves political and economic stability, which would alleviate the suffering of the Libyan people."
The two parties also expressed their desire to achieve a consensus that would bring Libya to safety and end the suffering of the Libyan citizen.
Diplomatic moves are escalating to find a political solution to end the Libyan conflict, following the Al-Wefaq government’s forces achieved a series of victories that enabled them to expel the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar from the capital, Tripoli (west) and other cities.
At the end of last July, the head of the Libyan Supreme Council of State Khaled al-Mishri and the Speaker of the Tobruk Parliament, Aqila Saleh, the Moroccan capital, Rabat, visited simultaneously, but they did not hold a meeting together, and the matter was limited to separate meetings with Moroccan officials.
The two parties to the Libyan conflict signed a political agreement on December 17, 2015 in the Moroccan city of Skhirat, which resulted in the formation of a presidential council leading the reconciliation government, in addition to the extension of the parliament and the creation of a higher state council.