30 March 2019

Libya Quartet meets in Tunis in the margins of the Arab League Summit

The Quartet meeting on Libya, which brings together the UN, the League of Arab States, the African Union and the European Union took place in Tunis on 30 March, in the margins of the Arab League Summit. The meeting in Tunis included Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ahmad Abulgheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League, Moussa Faki, Chairperson of the African Union Commission; Ghassan Salamé, UN Special Representative in Libya and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Guterres said he was hopeful for a solution to the eight-year-long conflict in Libya and believes “that it is possible to have now a Libyan-led political process aiming at the solution of the Libyan problems.” He mentioned three key steps for a successful outcome: the Libyan National Conference to take place in two weeks; the upcoming conference of peace and reconciliation to take place in Addis Ababa, headquarters of the African Union; elections “at the right moment for the country to re-establish a normal political life.” Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League Ambassador Hossam Zaki underlined that the role of the Arab League in the Libyan national dialogue would consist in “assisting, supporting and encouraging the political process led by the UN.” HR/VP Mogherini issued remarks about the meeting which showed support for the efforts done by UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé in the process. She reiterated that the EU would continue to support Libyans in all the fields they already cooperate in, in the closest possible coordination with the League of Arab States, with the African Union and in full support of the UN and in particular of the UN Special Representative.

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