Elections are the way to end the crisis – The conclusion of the Berlin meeting on Libya
The Berlin International Meeting on Libya concluded with an emphasis on holding elections urgently, the only way out of the crisis.
Italian Special Envoy to Libya Nicola Orlando revealed the results of the two-day meeting in the 3+2+2 format, which includes France, Britain and the United States as three permanent members of the UN Security Council, in addition to Italy and Germany, in addition to Egypt and Turkey, under the auspices of the UN.
Orlando said the participants reiterated their shared commitment to support a comprehensive path to elections in Libya as soon as possible and their shared commitment to support a comprehensive path to elections as the only way to resolve the protracted crisis in Libya.
“Participants expressed their rejection of instability and unilateral measures,” he said in successive tweets via his official Twitter account.
Participants look forward to working closely with the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Abdoulaye Bathily, in support of a Libyan roadmap leading to Libya’s unity, stability and prosperity, he said.
The meeting focused on how the international community can help Libya overcome its political crisis, said Tobias Tonkel, director of the German Foreign Ministry’s Middle East and North Africa Department, via his Twitter account. He said reaching an international consensus is one of the main purposes of the Berlin process.
Over the course of Thursday and Friday, the German capital, Berlin, hosted a meeting on Libya that brought together UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Peacebuilding, Rosemary DiCarlo, special envoys and representatives of the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey and Egypt to discuss the latest developments of the Libyan crisis.
Germany sponsored the Berlin International Conference on Libya on January 19, 2020, which outlined three political, economic, and security tracks to end the Libya crisis, which in turn led to the formation of a unified executive authority and a ceasefire, but the situation in Libya began to deteriorate as political division and clashes between militias returned.
