MAU Praises Moroccan Approach to Inter-Libyan Dialogue ‘Free from Foreign Pressure’

On Jun 8, 2023

Rabat – The General Secretariat of the Maghreb Arab Union (MAU) has commended Morocco’s efforts on behalf of the Libyan brothers as well as the strategy used by the Kingdom to give them the proper space for consultation and conversation “far from any foreign pressure.”

The MAU General Secretariat stated in a statement that it had followed the “6+6” joint commission meetings in Bouznika with great satisfaction, which on Wednesday resulted in a compromise between all the Libyan parties regarding the laws governing the presidential and parliamentary elections, guaranteeing the organization of these elections within a comprehensive and inclusive framework, while taking into account party representation and the participation of women.

Recalling the outcomes of the Bouznika meetings, particularly the 2015 Skhirat Agreement, as well as the compromises on sovereignty positions and the unification of executive power, the MAU General Secretariat expressed the hope that the compromise on the laws governing the elections would directly affect the organization of these eagerly anticipated elections and lead to a permanent resolution to the Libyan crisis, in order to ensure the unity and stability of the country.

Following two weeks of meetings in Morocco, the “6+6” joint commission, which was tasked by the Libyan House of Representatives and High Council of State with drafting electoral laws, announced that its members had come to an agreement on the laws governing the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for the end of the year.