The Libyan dialogue sessions are resuming in Morocco Thursday between two delegations representing the House of Representatives and the High Council of State, with the aim of reaching an agreement regarding sovereign positions, restructuring state institutions and stabilizing a ceasefire.
An atmosphere of optimism prevailed over the past sessions of these consultations, which were launched Sunday in “Bouznika” town, south of the capital, Rabat, where representatives of the two delegations confirmed that the consultations are taking place in a positive atmosphere and that it is expected to produce satisfactory results.
This is the first meeting that includes the various Libyan parties in several months, due to the stumbling of the search for a way out of the Libyan crisis.
After the sessions ended on Tuesday, Muhammad Khalifa Najm, a member of the Libyan High Council of State, said that the consultations were proceeding in a positive and constructive manner, and important understandings had been achieved that included setting clear standards aimed at eliminating corruption and ending the state of institutional division.
“Everyone hopes to achieve good and tangible results,” he added in a press briefing after the end of the third day’s sessions.
Since the start of the sessions, the negotiating parties have kept secret the details of the consultations, and a source in the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said that Morocco is keen on making the consultations that started on Sunday between the Libyan parties succeed.
He added, “We seek to give the participants time and opportunity to discuss in depth all issues.”
This meeting between the Libyan parties culminates in the vigorous diplomatic activity of Morocco, which last month received both the head of the High Council of State in Libya Khaled al-Mishri, and the Speaker of the Libyan Parliament, Aguila Saleh.
A statement by the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said that this dialogue aims to stabilize the ceasefire and open negotiations to resolve differences between the Libyan factions.
Meanwhile, the Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita confirmed at the beginning of the Libyan meetings last Sunday that the positive signs recorded recently, represented in the ceasefire and the introduction of initiatives by the Libyan parties, could prepare the ground for progress towards finding a solution to the Libyan crisis.
