Libya: belligerents in secret talks in Morocco

Delegates from West and East Libya have been in the Kingdom since January 1, 2022, with the main objective of agreeing on the date of the next elections.

Morocco is playing a facilitating role in Libya. Since Saturday, January 1, 2022, he is welcoming, in the greatest secrecy, for talks the chairman of the Libyan High Council, Khalid al-Mechri, and the speaker of the same country’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh. The legislative subjects scheduled for February 2022, and in particular the presidency, were recently postponed when they were due to be held on December 24, 2021.

Beyond their respective functions, the respective personalities represent, above all, the two main camps of Libya’s belligerent people, as far as Mr al-Mechri comes from the west, where the government is located as a result of the Skirrat agreements. and is mainly dominated by assimilating forces, the Muslim Brotherhood, while Mr. Saleh is anchored, in the east, on the edge of the city of Tobruk, which also gives the name often used to designate parliament – ​​says , hence, “Parliament of Tobruk”. That is to say, if Libya’s fate, at least in the short term, depends a lot on their meeting.

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To the best of our knowledge, M.M. Al-Mechri and Saleh, and this although they had been in the capital at the same time, Rabat saw for the first time the foreign minister, Nasser Bourita, acting as a mediator between them, without them meeting each other physically, a Before meeting again. The field has been “prepared”. And according to various media sources, they will be ready to agree on the dates of the above mentioned elections.

Recall that long before the Skirt agreements, which were signed on its soil, under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) in the city of Skirt, Morocco has always played a leading role in Libya. For example, in early June 2014, we saw the president of the General National Congress of Libya, Nouri Boussain himself, “soliciting” the phone.[er] in support of [roi Mohammed VI] and the Kingdom of Morocco to ensure the success of the Libyan experiment”, according to a press release from the royal cabinet at the time.

But this role of the Kingdom, as Mr. Bourita has repeatedly recalled, does not involve imposing a solution on the Libyans, as the United Arab Emirates tried to impose, for example, the self-proclaimed Marshal Khalifa Haftar or Algeria Was. The solution of neighboring countries is called, but it is left to the parties to decide for themselves.

“The only party all must take is a united Libya with – without herald and without incursions – to establish the conditions for a lasting peace, including demilitarization, the departure of foreign mercenaries and the reunification of local militiamen.” ; on the path of strengthening peace with Libya and strengthening institutions of the rule of law; and helping Libya rebuild itself, thanks to its own resources and investments managed by the Libyans themselves. This was particularly emphasized by Mr. Borita at the Paris conference on Libya on October 12, 2021. A sect to which militant Libyans themselves subscribe, as evidenced by the simple fact that they are still in Morocco for their discussions. Continuing to turn.


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