The National Oil Corporation in Libya announced the start of export operations after a 7-month hiatus due to the blockade of fields and ports by the retired Major General Khalifa Haftar, and for its part, the UN Security Council welcomed the ceasefire and urged its full implementation.
The Oil Corporation said that one of the tankers docked at Sidra port to ship the first quantity of oil.
She explained that another oil tanker docked last Sunday at the Zawiya oil port, west of Tripoli, to ship its cargo, after the force majeure had been lifted from the Sharara oil field, which feeds this port with oil.
The corporation confirmed the resumption of operations and production in the fields of "Al-Ghani, Bu Al-Tifle, and Amal" in the center and west of the country.
In a related context, the UN Security Council welcomed the armistice agreement concluded by the two parties to the conflict on 23 October.
He called for "its full implementation."
A statement issued by the council said Tuesday that "the members of the Security Council welcome the agreement on a permanent ceasefire" signed in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations, and "they call on the Libyan parties to fulfill their obligations and implement the full agreement."
To Tunisia
The statement notes that the Security Council calls on the two parties "to show the same determination in the search for a political solution" during upcoming meetings on this issue that will begin on November 9 in Tunis.
He recalls the need to adhere to the arms embargo imposed on Libya since 2011, and not to interfere in the country's internal affairs.
Earlier, Stephanie Williams, the acting UN envoy to Libya, said she expected the upcoming peace talks to set the date for the general elections in Libya.
"There is a clear and direct desire to hold elections as quickly as possible," Williams added. "Whatever executive authority they agree on, they really need to focus clearly on preparing for the elections. I fully expect that a date will be set for the elections."
The UN envoy concluded by saying, "We learned from previous political processes not to exclude any political current, and therefore there is in this dialogue a representation of the former regime. That is why I am more optimistic because I think there is a greater willingness to participate."