The UNSMIL announces its participation in the Libyan consultative meeting in Rabat.

Tripoli, The United Nations Support Mission in Libya confirmed that a technical team of the mission is participating in a meeting between the delegations of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State in Rabat, Morocco, which provides an opportunity for further consultations on the legal framework for elections.

In the statement published on its page via the International Information Network, the mission stated that its participation came in response to an invitation it received to participate in this meeting, and that its technical team, (will provide technical support and advice based on the principles of the United Nations and in line with the mission’s mandate to support the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections on December 24, 2021). As stipulated in Security Council Resolution No. 2570 of 2021 and the road map approved by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum.

In the same statement, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya urged the two delegations to seize this opportunity, assume their historical responsibilities and proceed with completing the legislative framework for the elections.

Source: Libyan News Agency