NEW YORK, 10 February, 2021 (TON): UNSC (UN Security Council) welcomed a major achievement in Libya and called it a milestone in the country’s political process.

On Tuesday, through a presidential statement, the Council "welcomes the agreement reached by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum on a new unified interim executive authority charged with leading the country to elections, the media reported.

I,n Geneva. Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on 5 February, 2021 voted for a new PM and a presidency council in the UN-sponsored talks.

Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah was selected as the Prime Minister and Mohammad Younes Menfi as President of the Council.

"The Security Council calls on the interim executive authority to agree swiftly on the formation of a new, inclusive government, as set out in the roadmap agreed by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis, and to make the necessary preparations ahead of national presidential and parliamentary elections planned for 24 December, 2021.

"The Security Council further calls on the interim executive authority to improve services and launch a comprehensive national reconciliation process," the statement said.

To implement the 23 October, 2020 ceasefire agreement, the Council called on all the parties to respect and support its full implementation, including withdrawal of foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya without any delay.

The UNSC called for "full compliance" with the arms embargo by all member states, in line with the relevant Security Council resolutions, according to the statement.

"The Security Council underlines the importance of a credible and effective Libyan-led Ceasefire Monitoring Mechanism under UN auspices and welcomes the critical steps towards UN support for the mechanism through the swift deployment of a UN advance team to Libya. The Security Council looks forward to receiving proposals on the tasks and scale of the ceasefire monitoring mechanism from the Secretary-General," it said.

It was observed that Security Council affirmed its commitment to the UN-facilitated Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process and to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national unity of Libya.