Al Sarraj to African Union Summit: Libya is most impacted by illegal migration, source countries must secure their borders to avert out flow of migrants.

Addis Ababa, 30 January 2018 (Lana) President of Presidency Council, Fayez Al Sarraj highly praised President of Congo, chairman of the High Level African Union Committee on Libya, members of the committee, and the African Union Commission for the comprehensive report, reflecting great interest attached by the African Union in developments in Libya in its quest for security, stability and a satisfactory settlement. In his address to the African Union read by Foreign Minister, Mohamed Saila, Al sarraj said; after two years of signing the political accord, which remains the only framework for the political process, as recognized by the international community, and despite lack of resources, the GNA is still working relentlessly to address all accumulated bottlenecks and difficulties at all levels. " In spite of all these difficulties, it is no secret that there are many positive developments, especially at the security and combating of terrorism levels, and GNA control of state institutions, although some commitments are still unfulfilled due to continued political divisions' Al Sarraj added. He renewed his call to Libyan political rivals to make national interest override others to halt deterioration to which the situation in Libya has reached, as it has been proved that there Well be no military solution in Libya and the solution would only through inclusive political dialogue'. He explained that the UN envoy to Libya offered an action plan in September that entail several elements including amending the political accord, organizating a national gathering, holding elections, in the light of which a political dialogue was convened between the House of Representatives and the Council of High State but their committees could not reach an agreement, this prompted the GNA to carry out a ministerial reshuffle and expand the government to widen the base of participation and improve performance until the election date. Al sarrj he also called for the unification of the military and security institution under civilian authority, welcoming meetings hosted by Egypt which brought together Libyan army leaderships from the Libyan parties to come up with proposals that distance the military institution from political conflicts. He also touched on the issue of illegal migration saying Libya is the most effected from its repercussions, and it is still signaling the alarm. He said Libya knocked on doors of all regional and international quarters seeking help, support and coordination and called on source countries to secure their borders to avert the influx of migrants into Libyan territories. On violation of migrants rights, Al sarrj said GNA orders the concerned authorities to immediately investigate the issues and expose the results and inform local and international public opinions about the outcome and bring those responsible to justice. Al sarraj concluded his speech which was read by Foreign Minister Saila by reiterating support of the efforts of the UN envoy and the African Union High level committee on Libya for their commitment to the support of the efforts aiming at addressing the Libyan crisis through p[political dialogue, as the only path to secure a better future for the which the Libyan people are longing. =Lana=