Unanimously adopting resolution 2473 (2019) under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Council extended authorizations set out in resolution 2420 (2018). Only through a national dialogue process can the conflict be resolved, he said, strongly urging Member States to fully implement the embargo measures. He reiterated that for his country, sanctions are a tool to advance a political process and must not affect humanitarian assistance. Expressing concern about the scaling down of Operation Sophia’s naval assets, he called for participating countries to make equipment available to the military operation. DIAN TRIANSYAH DJANI (Indonesia) called for efforts to restart political mediation as the situation can be solved only through a political process.

Source: Libya Today June 10, 2019 17:03 UTC