Joint Statement on Libyan Election ProcessThe USA, 24 December 2021Office of the SpokespersonThe text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom:France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and the United States welcome the statement of the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser (SASG) on Libya, Stephanie Williams on 23 December and commend the work of the SASG to engage in broad consultations across Libya over the past ten days. We express our strong support for the ongoing efforts of the United Nations Support mission in Libya (UNSMIL) to further a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned process towards the holding of free, fair and inclusive elections. We reiterate UNSMIL’s call for disagreements on emerging political or military matters to be resolved without resorting to violence. We stand ready to hold to account those who threaten the stability or undermine the political and electoral process in Libya, through violence, or the incitement of violence. We commit to respecting the UN-facilitated, Libyan-led and owned political process and urge all other international actors to do the same.

Source: Libya Today December 24, 2021 23:07 UTC