MADRID 10 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The members of the UN Security Council have asked this Wednesday the two rival administrations of Libya to finish implementing the agreement signed by both parties regarding the appointment of a new management of the Central Bank of the country, which suffered a crisis as a result of the dismissal of its head in August and which caused a new confrontation between the rival governments in the African nation.
“Members of the Security Council have welcomed the agreement reached between Libyan actors on the Central Bank of Libya and its approval by the House of Representatives and the High Council of State. They have urged all Libyan parties to fully implement and quickly the agreement, including the appointment of a board of directors,” reads a statement from the president of the Council, Pascale Baeriswyl.
In relation to this, they have shown their gratitude for the resumption of oil production, which must be “depoliticized” in order to guarantee that it serves the “prosperity” and “well-being” of the Libyan population.
In addition, they have urged both parties to adopt the necessary steps to achieve a unified budget with the objective of ensuring the stability of the country’s financial system for the benefit of its citizens, on whom the crisis has had an impact for which the The Council has been concerned, which is why they have insisted on the need to unify state institutions, for which they have been required to collaborate and participate “constructively” in an “inclusive” and “meaningful” dialogue.
Likewise, they have asked them to show greater commitment to “an inclusive political process, directed and controlled by Libyans, that allows the holding of free, fair, transparent and inclusive presidential and parliamentary elections throughout the country as soon as possible.”
This is why they have also reiterated that the different political actors must refrain from “adopting any unilateral measure that would increase tensions, undermine trust and further entrench institutional divisions and discord among Libyans.”
Finally, they have highlighted the efforts of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), after which they have urged the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, to appoint a leader “as soon as possible.” .
Notably, the previous head of UNSMIL, Abdoulaye Bathily, resigned in mid-April after reporting to the UN Security Council that the country had become “the terrain of fierce rivalry between motivated regional and international actors.” for geopolitical, political and economic interests” and that none of the political actors acted in “good faith” to overcome the current situation.
Despite this, the Libyan House of Representatives (the Parliament based in the east of the country) managed to reach an agreement with the High Council of State (based in Tripoli and validated by the UN) to end the crisis. unleashed within the Central Bank of Libya following the dismissal of its head in August.
Libya is divided into two administrations after the House of Representatives terminated the mandate of Abdul Hamid Dbeibé due to the postponement of the presidential elections in December 2021 and appointed Fazi Bashaga to the position, later suspended from office and replaced by Osama Hamad. Dbeibé rejected the decision and chose to remain in office until elections were held.
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