El-Sonni calls the new UN envoy to support a clear political path.
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New York, 20 February 2025 (Lana)—Libya's UN Representative, Taher El-Sunni, expressed his aspiration to work with the new UN envoy to Libya, Hannah Tetteh, hoping that she would benefit from the lessons of the past and achieve different results.
In a speech before the UN Security Council session on the situation in Libya yesterday, he said, "The Security Council must review its role in Libya, as its need to appoint the tenth envoy to Libya in 14 years, which is in itself a record number, opens the door to many questions, including the seriousness of the Council in resolving the Libyan crisis.
El-Sonni called Tetteh to support a clear political path that adheres to previous political agreements.
Al-Sunni stressed the importance of the initiative to establish the advisory committee recently formed by the UN mission, saying that we do not doubt the desire of its members to find solutions to the country's crisis, demanding that the committee represent all political and societal parties, be transparent, follow a clear mechanism in consulting with all parties, and work in parallel with all other paths.
“I call for more efforts to unify the military and security institution and support the 5+5 Joint Military Committee and a clear roadmap with time and outcomes to reach the elections,” El-Sonni said.
El-Sunni noted that the recent municipal elections proved the ability of Libyans to hold general elections, stressing that foreign interventions directly or indirectly prevented reaching the elections.
El-Sonni called for the acceleration of appointing a head for the Sanctions Committee, noting that leaving the position vacant would have a negative impact.
Al-Sunni called for removing the names of Libyan citizens from the list of sanctions imposed on them since 2011 and not politicizing this file, calling for the protection of frozen Libyan assets.
“I considered that any reconciliation must be comprehensive national reconciliation, not political, and should focus on transitional justice, revealing the truth, and redressing harm,” he added.
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