Morocco is one of the countries that supports an inter-Libyan dialogue as the only viable option to end the political impasse between the Libyan factions.
Moroccan officials were among the foreign representatives of different countries who participated in informal consultations on Wednesday in the presence of the UN special representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily.
The informal consultations, which took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, brought together representatives from different countries, including the United States, Egypt, France, Germany, and Qatar.
The meeting was also marked by the presence of representatives from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Algeria, and the UN, the US State Department said in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the press release, the informal consultation focused on “promoting the political consensus necessary for the success of the Libyan elections.”
During the meeting, representatives of participating countries expressed support for Libya following deadly floods in eastern Libya and called for increased cooperation between Libya and international parties to ensure a humanitarian response.
Deputy Secretary Barbara Leaf also used the meeting to highlight weak U.S. support for the U.N.-led political process in Libya and called for renewed international engagement to move the process forward.
Leaf also called for the finalization of the electoral bill to ensure political stability against any situation that jeopardizes ongoing UN-led efforts to end decades of conflict between warring factions in Libya.
Libya has faced an endless cycle of social and political challenges over the past decade, including deep political unrest that prevented general elections from being held.
Morocco is one of the main supporters of the UN-led political process, stressing that elections and inter-Libyan dialogue are the only solution to break the political impasse in the oil-rich country.
Morocco also hosted a series of meetings in Tangier and Bouznika to facilitate dialogue between rival Libyan factions.
One of the most recent meetings took place in June when the Moroccan coastal town of Bouznika hosted a meeting of a 6+6 joint commission between Libya’s rival factions to discuss challenges related to the Libyan crisis.
Morocco’s efforts have been praised by many people in Libya and within the international community, notably by members of the two Libyan governments as well as by the UN special representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily.
In January, Bathily declared during a visit to Rabat that Morocco and the UN had a “common desire to contribute to the restoration of peace and stability in Libya”.
Representatives from Algeria, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Qatar, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the UN, and the United States held informal consultations yesterday, with the participation of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya. Abdoulaye Bathily focused on promoting the political consensus necessary for the success of the Libyan elections. Participants expressed solidarity with the Libyan people following the devastating floods in eastern Libya and highlighted the urgency of strengthened coordination between Libyan and international parties to ensure an effective and transparent humanitarian response. In her remarks to the group, Assistant Secretary Barbara A.
