The Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and United States issued a joint statement today welcoming UNSMIL’s statement of 7 June and acknowledging the efforts of the joint 6+6 committee on the draft election laws. It will be recalled that the 6+6 HoR-HCS Committee agreed on draft electoral laws in Bouzniqa, but ultimately the Speaker of the HoR, Ageela Saleh, and the Head of the HSC, Khaled Mishri, failed to turn up to sign the draft electoral law. Here is the statement in full:The Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and United States welcome UNSMIL’s statement of 7 June, and similarly acknowledge the efforts of the 6+6 in reaching agreement on the draft electoral laws. We urge all players to engage constructively with SRSG Bathily towards securing the necessary political, security and legal environment for elections. UNSMIL urges all players to refrain from delay tactics aimed at prolonging the stalemate (libyaherald.com)

Source: Libya Today June 10, 2023 03:52 UTC