Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf discussed with the acting UN envoy to Libya, Stephanie Koury, ways to advance a political process led and owned by Libyans, as the latter stated on "X" that she had constructive discussions with Attaf about the situation in Libya and its potential impact on the region.
Koury explained that views were exchanged on ways to advance a political process led and owned by Libyans, facilitated by the United Nations with coordinated international support, to put the country on the path to elections.
Following the talks, Attaf stressed, in press statements, four main priorities that must be focused on at the present time, the first of which is related to avoiding turning the electoral entitlement in Libya into an end in itself, as the end remains more comprehensive and broader, saying that the success of this entitlement depends on the extent of progress made in the preparatory work that must be fully exhausted.
As for the second priority, it is the importance of preserving the ceasefire agreement and working to consolidate it. As a third priority, he welcomed all initiatives, desires and paths that prioritize resolving the Libyan crisis, stressing the need for the latter to be an extension, support and assistance to the international effort, which remains the main reference in which the constants of resolving the Libyan crisis are embodied.
While the fourth priority is not to abandon the Libyan national reconciliation project, stressing that despite all the difficulties that have obstructed the path of this project, it remains of great importance, as it will inevitably and without a doubt contribute to crystallizing a unified and comprehensive platform for all the people of Libya, distancing them from the approach of conflict and division.
Attaf attributed the long duration of the Libyan crisis, in the first place, to the increase, escalation and complexity of foreign interference in domestic affairs, believing that "the key to resolving this crisis lies primarily in excluding and ending these interferences, in all their forms, contents and political, military and security objectives."
Meanwhile, Koury hailed Algeria's "important and essential role in supporting Libyans' efforts to reach a solution to the Libyan crisis," noting that the discussion she had with Attaf was deep and very useful, as the challenges were addressed in terms of security and economic divisions, as well as in terms of stability in the region and not just in Libya.
