The Libyan Joint Military Commission meets this week in Switzerland to continue the peace process

New round of Geneva peace talks in Libya

photo_camera AFP - The Libyan Joint Military Commission meets this week in Switzerland to continue the peace process

El lunes, las negociaciones intra-libias se reanudaron en Ginebra con la reunión de la Comisión Militar Conjunta Libia (JMC) 5 + 5, bajo el liderazgo de la enviada especial interina de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), Stephanie Williams.

La reunión comenzó con la interpretación del himno nacional libio, según la agencia de noticias Anadolu, seguida de las palabras de apertura de Williams y los jefes de ambas delegaciones.

El trabajo del 5 + 5 JMC, la vía de seguridad es una de las tres vías intra-libias en las que la misión de apoyo de la ONU (UNSMIL) está trabajando para tratar de traer la paz al país del norte de África.

Stephanie Williams, enviada especial para la misión de la ONU en Libia

Esta sería la cuarta ronda de conversaciones de la Comisión Militar Conjunta de Libia. El lanzamiento de esta ronda de conversaciones está marcado por encuentros cara a cara entre delegaciones de los dos lados del conflicto. Las discusiones continuarán hasta el 24 de este mes, según UNSMIL.

In a statement, the UN mission in Libya said it hoped the two delegations would reach a solution to all outstanding issues in order to achieve a complete and permanent ceasefire in the North African country.

The others are economic and political tracks, which emerged from the 2020 Berlin Conference on Libya at the end of January, the UN said. There are currently three negotiating tracks open in three different locations: in Geneva, where negotiations began in February to map out the first steps to be taken. In Morocco, Bouznika, political and structural peace pacts are being discussed. And in Egypt, Hurgada, where the steps to be taken towards a ceasefire and the agreement on military and security restructuring are being discussed.

These paths were supported by Security Council Resolution 2510 of 2020, which urged both parties to reach an agreement for a permanent ceasefire after years of conflict.

At the beginning of October, António Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, asked for the commitment of the international community to the arms embargo decreed by the Security Council in order to try to put a stop to the conflict which has also become a scenario of struggle between different countries and powers. "The violations of the embargo are a scandal and call into question the basic commitment to peace of all those involved," said the Secretary General before stressing that "the sending of arms from abroad and other military support must stop immediately. 

Conferencia de Berlín sobre el conflicto libio en enero de 2020

German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass, who in an interview a few weeks ago said he had witnessed possible positive developments through negotiations in recent days, also expressed his appreciation of the Montreux talks held between representatives of all the relevant Libyan parties and groups under the auspices of the United Nations.

He further noted that there will be no incentive for the parties to the conflict to stop their destructive behaviour, if the parties concerned do not succeed in stopping the steady flow of weapons, military equipment and personnel.

Possible resolution

After nine years of fighting and a completely divided country, the Libyans seem to be slowly regaining hope of holding elections and forming a new constitution to end the conflict.

The Libyan country has been divided since the 2011 Arab Spring riots. After the death of Muammar al-Qadhafi, the energy, economic and health crises are weighing on citizens who have been demonstrating in the streets since August against the two governments that are at odds with each other.

Libya currently has two executives: the Government of National Accord (GNA), led by Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj, and the eastern parliament of Tobruk, created in 2014 and associated with the Libyan National Army (LNA) commanded by Marshal Khalifa Haftar.

En los últimos meses, la producción de petróleo, clave para la economía libia, se ha triplicado debido al levantamiento parcial del bloqueo de las instalaciones energéticas por parte de Haftar. El bloqueo, que comenzó en enero, hizo que el bombeo de Libia cayera de casi 1,2 millones de barriles diarios a apenas 100.000. 

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