United Nations special envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh held talks over the weekend with various Libyan parties ahead of holding a briefing on the North African country to the Security Council later on Monday.
He will detail the Council on the latest developments in the political process and the situation in wake of the now resolved oil crescent crisis.
His last Security Council briefing, held in May, tackled elections in Libya. An agreement has since been reached to hold presidential and parliamentary polls in December.
On Saturday, Salameh and UN Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs in Libya Stephanie Williams held talks in Tripoli with Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj.
He expressed to the premier his relief over the resolution of the oil crescent crisis and that the region has been returned under the control of the National Oil Corporation, under GNA supervision.
A statement from Sarraj’s office after the meeting said that Salameh had welcomed the premier’s proposal to the Security Council to form a technical committee to monitor financial dealings in Libya. The committee, which will fall under UN supervision, will be tasked with reviewing central bank spending, revenues and transactions in each of Tripoli and al-Bayda and at all other economic and financial institutions. This will provide a solid foundation to cement transparency and unify the central bank.
Sarraj’s statement said that the gatherers were in agreement over Salameh’s Security Council briefing in May over the need to hold elections on a sound constitutional basis that would lead to a transition period and, ultimately, a period of political stability.
Salameh and Williams also held talks at the UN mission in Tripoli with a delegation from the city of Misrata.
Discussions focused on political developments and the importance of political reform and improving the people’s daily lives, said a brief statement from Salameh’s office.
Prior to that meeting, the UN envoy had held talks with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini at the newly opened EU mission in Tripoli.
