UNSMIL announced Thursday that the second meeting of national and international ceasefire monitors facilitated by UNSMIL took place 27 & 28 June with the participation of two members of the Joint Military Committee (5+5) representing the east and the west.
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UN brokered Saleh-Mishri talks fail
Talks between rival Libyan institutions in Geneva ended on Thursday without progress to move towards elections, the United Nations Libya Advisor, Stephanie Williams said in a statement.
Read More »Geneva talks between Libyan HoR and HCS hit a roadblock as Williams extends meeting
The Geneva meetings, originally scheduled for June 28-29, between the Head of the High Council of State (HCS) Khalid Al-Mishri, and the Speaker of House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh, have reached a deadlock as both Chambers appeared to disagree on crucial issues for the constitutional framework for Libya elections, …
Read More »Al-Sunni: Libyans became hostage to UN Security Council disputes
Libya’s representative to the United Nations, Taher Al-Sunni, said that the political crisis in Libya is linked to regional and international conflicts.
Read More »UAE blocks proposal to nominate new UN envoy to Libya
The United Arab Emirates blocked a proposal on Monday by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to appoint former Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum as UN envoy to Libya, diplomatic sources have confirmed.
Read More »Williams urges Saleh and Al-Mishri to make “historic compromise”
U.N. Advisor to Libya, Stephanie Williams, has urged leaders of the country’s House of Representatives and High Council of State to make “historic compromise” as they began their two-day talks on constitutional arrangements for elections.
Read More »Rival Libyan officials hold UN-led election talks in Switzerland
Two senior Libyan officials began two days of talks on constitutional arrangements for elections, the latest United Nations effort to bridge gaps between the country’s rivals.
Read More »UN is ready to facilitate dialogue between Dbeibah and Bashagha
The United Nations on Monday called on all Libyan political and security actors to “exercise maximum restraint” and “address all disputes through dialogue”, while affirming its “readiness to facilitate dialogue” between Libya’s two rival prime ministers, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and Fathi Bashagha.
Read More »Williams: Mercenaries exit remains linked to formation of elected Libyan government
The withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign forces out of Libya “will remain linked to the formation of an elected and representative Libyan government for all Libyans,” U.N. Advisor Stephanie Williams said on Monday.
Read More »Williams: Al-Mishri, Saleh meeting in Geneva to put final touch on constitutional document
The UN Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, said the Geneva meeting for the Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh and the Head of the High Council of State (HCS), Khalid Al-Mishri, will be for putting the final touches on a constitutional document.
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