The UN Security Council on Tuesday endorsed the ceasefire agreement concluded on October 23 between the Libyan parties, calling on them "
to implement it fully
" in a declaration which should be followed soon by the adoption. of a resolution, according to diplomats.
"
The members of the Security Council welcome the permanent ceasefire agreement
" signed in Geneva under the aegis of the United Nations, underlines the text.
They "
call on the Libyan parties to abide by their commitments and fully implement the agreement,
" the statement added.
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The Security Council is asking them "
to show the same determination in the search for a political solution
" during the meetings scheduled on this subject from November 9 in Tunisia, the text indicates.
His statement finally recalls the need to respect the arms embargo decreed for Libya in 2011 and not to intervene in the country's internal affairs.
Rival parties in Libya signed a permanent ceasefire agreement on October 23 with "
immediate effect
", after five days of talks in Geneva organized by the UN which hailed a "
turning point
" for peace in that country. plagued by violence.
Plunged into chaos since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011, Libya is torn between two powers: the Government of National Unity (GNA), based in Tripoli and supported by Turkey and Qatar, and the allied authorities of Marshal Khalifa Haftar, strongman from the East supported in particular by the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Russia.