Libya's "5+5" Joint Military Committee, which includes security commanders from the west and east of the country, confirmed its readiness to provide support to secure the upcoming elections.
This came after the meeting of the members of the committee on Friday evening for the first time in the city of Benghazi (east).
The "5+5" committee includes 5 members of the military institution of the Government of National Unity in western Libya and represented by the eastern forces led by retired Major General Khalifa Haftar, and has been holding dialogues inside and outside the country for two years to unify the army under the auspices of the United Nations in implementation of the ceasefire agreement signed in October 2020.
The meeting, which ended in the early hours of Saturday morning, was attended by UN Special Envoy to Libya Abdullah Batili, according to a mission statement.
According to the statement, the meeting aimed to enhance confidence between military and security leaders to support the political process and to move forward in providing an appropriate environment for holding free and fair elections during the current year and accepting their results by all parties.
According to the statement, the meeting agreed to fully comply with all that resulted from the dialogue between the 5+5 Joint Military Committee and the military and security leaders in the Tunis and Tripoli meetings.
The participants affirmed their readiness to provide all forms of support to secure the elections in all their stages, and urged support for the efforts of the 5+5 Military Committee and the Libyan Communication Committee emanating from it in removing mercenaries and foreign fighters.
They also agreed to start practical measures to start addressing the problems of the displaced, displaced and missing persons and to ensure their safe return in coordination between the concerned security agencies in various regions.
They also agreed, according to the statement, to exchange information on detainees held by both sides and to start taking practical steps to exchange detainees quickly.
It was also agreed to set the date of the next meeting after Ramadan in the city of Sabha (south).
Libyans, with UN and international support, hope to reach elections to resolve a power struggle between a government appointed by the House of Representatives (east) in early 2022 headed by Fathi Bashagha and the Government of National Unity headed by Abdul Hamid Dabaiba, who refuses to hand over except to a government that comes through a new elected parliament.