United Nations Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General Stephanie Williams announced the establishment of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum’s Advisory Committee.
The UN Support Mission in Libya received a total of 28 nominations from the LPDF, revealed the mission in a statement on Saturday.
“We commend the enthusiasm demonstrated by the LPDF members in the nomination process. In line with the LPDF’s core principle of inclusivity, the Mission has expanded the membership of the Advisory Committee to 18 members to ensure broad geographical and political diversity as well as the participation of women, youth, and cultural components,” it added.
The Committee’s mandate will be strictly time-bound and its main mission shall be to discuss outstanding issues related to the selection of a unified executive and to put forward concrete and practical recommendations upon which the plenary shall decide.
“The national elections date of December 24, 2021 remains a sine qua non for UNSMIL, a guiding principle and unrenounceable goal,” stressed the mission.
Member of the Higher Council of State Adel Karmos said there are no real concerns that the political process will collapse.
In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, he explained that the international community, represented by the UN mission and countries involved in Libya, has reached a “complete conviction” that the solution to the country’s crisis lies in the political path.
He added, however, that Libyan politicians are concerned that the international community may impose a political solution without consulting them out of its belief that they are unable to reach consensus over a solution.
