President of the Libyan High Council of State Muhammad Meftah Takala praised Morocco’s balanced position on the Libyan political crisis during a meeting with Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on Tuesday in Rabat.
In a press conference after the meeting, Takala said that the inter-Libyan roundtable dialogues held in the Kingdom under the leadership of King Mohammed VI have laid the foundations for certain institutions to be put into place and to put an end to the “bloody conflict between Libyan brothers.”
He emphasized that the Libyan High Council of State believes in the capacity of the Kingdom of Morocco to “advance the Libyan political process.”
The Kingdom’s balanced position with respect to Libya’s multiple political stakeholders “completely reassures us about the possibility of achieving positive results during the Moroccan negotiations,” he said.
Takala emphasized that the Skhirat accord is a constitutional instrument, and that the two dialogues held in Bouznika contributed to the development of the country’s institutions of sovereignty.
He stated that the 6+6 Joint Committee, composed of the Libyan House of Representatives and the Libyan High Council of State, is tangible confirmation of the Libyan partners’ agreement to establish universally acceptable election regulations.
Bourita stated that holding presidential and legislative elections is a key process to meet the aspirations of the Libyan people. He highlighted that, given the kingdom’s balanced connections with all sides, Morocco’s duty consists of listening and supporting inter-Libyan conversation, as it has done throughout meetings in Skhirat, Bouznika, and Tangier.
However, he noted that, “The success of the political process is largely dependent on progress under the auspices of the United Nations, to ensure respect for international law.”
With Libya a “fulcrum for the future of North Africa and the Arab Maghreb regions,” Bourita emphasized that the kingdom’s initiatives in support of the Libyan people stem from the kingdom’s conviction that the region’s future is linked to Libya’s stability and return as an active player in its Maghreb, Arab, and African environments.
The President of the Libyan High Council of State is currently in Morocco leading a team from the High Council of State on an official working visit to the Kingdom.