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UN, Morocco say only political solution can bring security to Libya

Xinhua, April 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

Morocco's foreign minister Nasser Bourita and the UN envoy to Libya Martin Kobler stressed here on Monday that only the political solution can bring security and prosperity to all Libyans.

The two parties reiterated the need to support the political process and to coordinate initiatives to promote the economic and social situation in Libya, according to a statement issued by the Moroccan foreign ministry following a meeting between Bourita and Kobler.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Libya underlined that the Libyan political agreement signed in 2015 in the Moroccan city of Skhirat is the "basis and framework of the political process in Libya."

The UN envoy highlighted the important role played by Morocco in the signing of this agreement, commending the kingdom's continued support to the UN efforts to improve the political situation in Libya.

In the same vein, Kobler expressed his concern over the military developments in the country, noting that the military solution cannot in any case solve the Libyan crisis.

For his part, Bourita stressed that the Skhirat Agreement should remain the reference and the key element in resolving the Libyan crisis.

Morocco has no direct interest in this issue, he said, insisting that the Kingdom's only concern is "the stability and the unity of this Maghreb country."

Morocco will continue to act constructively with the UN and other parties to reach a rapid political solution to this crisis on the basis of the Skhirat Agreement, he added. Endit