Libyan crisis: Morocco, UN Agree to Continue Dialogue (UN official)

Rabat – The Kingdom of Morocco and the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) have agreed to continue dialogue on the political process in Libya, UN Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Libya Stephanie Khoury said here on Monday.

“We have agreed to continue the dialogue and discuss means of advancing the political operation in Libya, under the auspices of the UN, in favor of the Libyan people”, Khoury told the press following her talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita.

The UN official underlined that the talks with Bourita were an opportunity to examine difficulties in Libya and the needs of the Libyan people, and the importance of progressing the political operation in Libya, noting that these subjects are UNMIL’s priorities.

She added that her working visit to the Kingdom is part of a first tour to countries in the region so as to examine ways of resolving the political crisis in Libya.