security council press statement on libya
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July 16, 2015TRANSCRIPT
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SecurityCouncilPressStatementonLibya16July2015
ThemembersoftheSecurityCouncilwelcomedtheinitiallingoftheLibyanPoliticalAgreementofSkhirat,Moroccoon11JulybythemajorityoftheLibyandelegates.ThemembersoftheSecurityCouncilrecognisedthepoliticalwillandcouragedemonstratedbythosewhoinitialledthisdraftagreement,whichseekstoresolveLibyasinstitutionalandsecuritycrises.ThemembersoftheSecurityCouncilcalledonallpartiestoengagewiththeLibyanPoliticalDialogueanduniteinsupportofthisagreementwhichwillmovethepoliticaltransitionprocessforward,throughtheformationofaGovernmentofNationalAccord.ThemembersoftheSecurityCouncilsupporttheformationofaGovernmentofNationalAccordtohelprebuildthecountry,andtotacklethegrowingthreatofterrorisminLibyaanditsneighboringcountries.ThemembersoftheSecurityCouncilencouragedUNSMILtoadvancerelevanteffortsforcoordinationofinternationalassistancetoafutureGovernmentofNationalAccord.ThemembersoftheSecurityCouncilthankedtheSpecialRepresentativetotheSecretaryGeneral(SRSG)BernardinoLeonforcontinuinghistirelesseffortsinthisUNfacilitated,Libyanleddialogueprocessandagreement.ThemembersoftheSecurityCouncilexpressedtheirgratitudetotheKingdomofMoroccoforitseffortsinadvancingthisagreement,includinginhostingtheLibyandialogue.ThemembersoftheSecurityCouncilalsoexpressedtheirgratitudetootherneighboursandregionalpartners,includingAlgeria,EgyptandTunisia,fortheircontributionstotheprocess.