Morocco considers Libya's national unity gov't as "sole" interlocutor, to offer all-round support

Morocco's foreign minister Salaheddine Mezouar told Fayyez Al-Sarraj, chairman of the Libyan Presidency Council, that his country considers Libyan national unity government as the "official and sole" interlocutor, the Moroccan Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

The minister, who received late Friday Al-Sarraj following the signing of Libyan Political Agreement to end the crisis in Libya, stressed that Morocco will provide all political, technical and practical support, according to the needs expressed by the unity government, said the statement.

He also said the recently signed agreement in the Moroccan city of Skhirat is "a fundamental step to put Libya on the path to security, stability and development," adding that "the priority now is to implement the provisions of this agreement, in particular the announcement of the official composition of the government of national unity."

Thursday, Libya's conflicting parties signed a UN-brokered deal in Morocco in a bid to brought an end to the country's political crises.

The agreement was signed by the rival parliaments, the internationally-recognized House of Representatives in Tubruk and the Islamist self-proclaimed General National Congress in Tripoli, alongside representatives of Libyan political parties, municipalities and civil society groups. Enditem