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  1. “I also emphasize what was said by Ms. Al Tubuly regarding the importance of the participation of women and their role in the future of Libya, that Libya is going through an unconventional political stage and that Libyans are not the only ones who have put the country in such a situation. Indeed, the foreign interference of many States, which are well known to the Council, is also to blame. I conclude my statement by reiterating the reference made by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ghassan Salame', to the effect that the international community should be united on the situation in Libya. We hope that the Berlin summit will play a crucial role in that direction and foster support for the Special Representative of the Secretary- General. That action may lead to the resolution of the Libyan crisis.”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  2. “We therefore call once again on the Security Council and the Libya sanctions Committee - given their ethical and legal responsibilities - to urgently amend the measures taken by the sanctions Committee with regard to frozen assets in effect since 2011, in order to stop the losses on these assets and preserve the wealth of the Libyan people, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions. In closing, we reiterate the position of the Government of National Accord. We are fully convinced that dialogue among the Libyan people, with the assistance of the United Nations, is the only way to achieve safety and peace and meet the aspirations of our people. We have high hopes that the Council will duly assume its role, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, to maintain international peace and security.”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  3. “That would enable us to stop the unnecessary losses that we have warned against since March 2016. The sanctions regime was presumably established in the first place to protect against the diminishing of frozen assets. The purpose is to serve interests of the Libyan people and its sovereign wealth fund for future generations. The sanctions regime in the case of Libya is a measure to protect assets and preserve them; it is not intended to be punitive.”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  4. “In order to find effective solutions for the difficulties facing the Authority as a result of the sanctions regime, on 12 September a delegation of the Libyan Investment Authority met with the sanctions Committee and clarified for its members the challenges, difficulties and negative consequences of the existing sanctions regime. The Authority has also presented a notification to the Committee regarding the negative consequences of the sanctions and the strategy of the Libyan Investment Authority to enhance transparency, good governance and accountability with regard to its management and assets. In this respect, we hope that the Council will take the measures necessary to address the negative consequences of the sanctions regime as soon as possible in order to improve the management of assets without lifting the freeze.”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  5. “There is no option to reinvest these assets, and their value diminishes because they are not invested in a timely manner. In addition, we cannot even maintain the investments of the Libyan real estate and hotels owned by the Authority that are all over the world because of the sanctions imposed on its assets. The Authority is facing many challenges in managing these investments and because of the failure to consider their profitability. In some cases, the Libyan Investment Authority has not been able to carry out the maintenance of the hotels it owns to ensure their proper functioning. The pretext advanced by the authorities of some States was that the Authority has been affected by the freeze.”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  6. “We reiterate the need for concerted international efforts to address this crisis in view of the repeated aggressions, such as when Haftar warplanes carried out an air strike on a migrant detention centre in the vicinity of Tajoura, in Tripoli. On the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), we recall the situation of the frozen assets of the Libyan Investment Authority. These assets have diminished owing to the actions of the sanctions system in place since 2011 and because of the negative interest on the frozen accounts and the management fees that are withdrawn from them. Those charges are withdrawn from the frozen accounts without being duly managed through the banks into which they are deposited.”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  7. “The Government of National Accord also reiterates its previous requests submitted to the International Criminal Court and to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Haftar to hold him accountable for the violations and crimes he has committed against civilians and the infrastructure of the city of Tripoli and surrounding areas. My Government also calls for the expedited deployment of a fact-finding mission to document such Violations and identify those responsible. With regard to illegal migrants, my Government has taken swift measures to protect them,by moving them out of the area where clashes are taking place. We conducted this process in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration. Furthermore, my Government intends to complement efforts to provide them with the necessary protection.”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  8. “Fifthly, we must emphasize the necessity of concluding this stage and finalizing the steps to be negotiated among Libyans at an inclusive national conference, as stipulated in the United Nations action plan and the initiative to resolve the Libyan crisis proposed by the Chairman of the Presidential Council on 16 June, in order to reach an agreement on the rules to form a constitutional basis for organizing parliamentary and presidential elections as soon as possible. Sixthly, all countries concerned with the Libyan file should be involved in the Berlin conference, especially our neighbouring States. This will allow us to reach an agreement whereby those States can commit to refraining from any action that would undermine domestic and international efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis.”

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  9. “Fourthly, the Government of National Accord reaffirms that it continues to address the concerns of States vis-a-vis Libya, particularly with regard to terrorism, and calls on them to provide any information concerning individuals or entities that they consider to be engaged in terrorist acts that pose a threat their security and stability. We also call for a strategy based on cooperation with the relevant authorities of the Libyan State and stress the need to adhere to the implementation of bilateral and international agreements in this field.”

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  10. “First, the aggressor forces must withdraw to their former positions before 4 April 2019, without preconditions. Secondly, we reiterate the importance of the ceasefire following that withdrawal through the implementation of an international monitoring mechanism, under the auspices of the United Nations, and the adoption of a Security Council resolution on the matter. Thirdly, the States involved in the situation in Libya must be compelled to refrain from any act that would undermine national and international efforts to bring peace to Libya.”

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  11. “My delegation would also like to take this opportunity to commend the efforts currently under way, in cooperation with the United Nations through the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ghassan Salame, aimed at making a success of the international conference on Libya, to be held in Berlin. We are confident in Germany's ability to host a successful conference and reach a unified international position that will put an end to all polarization or disputes among a number of States whose differences have greatly contributed to fuelling the situation in Libya and exposing it to risks and levels of tragedy that the country has not witnessed since its independence. My Government would also like to emphasize that the success of any such effort should not overlook the following points.”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  12. “Those reports provide ongoing evidence of the grave violations that have fuelled the war and aggression against Tripoli under pretexts and for reasons that could have been resolved through serious negotiations, with the participation of all Libyans. My country welcomes all international efforts to end the crisis and bring peace to our country. The Government of National Accord stresses the importance of activating the Libya Quartet, composed of the European Union and the United Nations, among others. We reaffirm the fundamental importance of the African Union's role in working with the United Nations to find a formula for cooperation among them in order to coordinate efforts aimed at ensuring the success of international efforts to achieve peace in my country.”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  13. “We must ask ourselves how those militias have obtained such an arsenal of weapons to carry out their continued aggression against the city of Tripoli, right under the noses of the United Nations. We wish also to stress that the Council could have done a great deal in the face of the aggression against the city of Tripoli had it stood united and adopted a clear approach, based on its various resolutions on Libya, and held everyone, including States Members of the United Nations, to comply. However, some Member States are currently tampering with the fate and unity of Libya, the evidence for which is clearly and consistently documented in the reports of the Security Council and its various committees and panels, particularly those of the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1973 (2011).”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  14. “In that connection, we cannot help but wonder what how the international community expects the Government of National Accord and the Libyan National Army to confront this aggression. Do we stand idly by and leave the country's capital vulnerable to damage and destruction by gangs and irresponsible individuals whose sole purpose is to gain power? The actions that the Libyan National Army of the Government of National Accord is taking to confront this aggression are an obligation in line with the natural right of every Government to defend its people. Logically, the aggressor forces - namely, the militias of Haftar - should be questioned and held accountable here, not the Government of National Accord, which emerged from the Libyan Political Agreement that has been recognized by the Council.”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  15. “We call on the Security Council to urge the States involved to take the measures necessary to prevent such actions, which are fuelling the conflict and damaging Libya's relationship with those States. My reference to foreign interference leads me to raise an important issue here in the Council - that of the arms embargo that has been imposed on Libya since 2011, which the Council has been urging Member States to adhere to in accordance with resolution 1970 (2011). My delegation wishes to reiterate that many States have violated this resolution and supplied the aggressor forces attacking the city of Tripoli with sophisticated weapons, such as fighter drones and offensive weapons that even some States do not possess.”

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  16. “Someone could say that all parties, and I mean here Libyan parties, are dealing with certain States. I would like to remind the Security Council that State institutions are under attack here; these institutions are run by the Government of National Accord, which has been recognized by the Council. The Council also called on all States Members of the United Nations to refrain from interacting with any parallel institutions other than those of the Government of National Accord. My Government would like to highlight further serious acts carried out by the aggressor force against Tripoli, using foreign elements as mercenaries fighting in its ranks. This has been confirmed by the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1973 (2011) in its various reports.”

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  17. “They insist on courses of action that seem to have no aim but to leave my country in a state of deadlocked fratricide among Libyans and halted development. We do not see these States proposing any initiatives that could contribute to a solution to stop the bloodshed. They are explicitly breaching the relevant Security Council resolutions, which always call for a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis and for refraining from resort to the military option to settle the crisis, which leads to implementing a policy of "might makes right" that may result in violating international humanitarian law. This is totally incompatible with the Libyan people's desire to establish a State ruled by institutions in which the rule of law prevails and where we all have equal rights and duties.”

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  18. “Regrettably, all of this is happening in the face of silence from the international community, which is the result of differences among the Council members regarding the situation in Libya. All members of the Council should reach some form of agreement with a view to ending atrocities and crimes in my country and follow a unified strategy to stand up to those trying to prevent Libyans from reaching an agreement and from coming together to start the process of building a modern State. Foreign intervention is one of the most important key drivers of the ongoing crisis in my country, Libya. We have repeatedly warned against the exacerbation of the crisis due to the irresponsible interference of certain States and their indifference in the face of its consequences.”

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  19. “The city has seen the most abhorrent crimes, including the shelling of civilian sites, inhabited neighbourhoods, civilian airports, hospitals, schools, books warehouses and headquarters of State institutions. The latest of such acts was the drone attack on a food factory, which killed a number of citizens of Libya, Egypt and other African countries. It is a war crime by any definition. These are criminal acts of killing and punishment carried out against civilians by terrorist groups affiliated with the militias and illustrate the criminal intent of the militia leaders and their blatant violations of all national and international human rights instruments.”

    2019-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8667 (2019) · source

  20. “Mr. Siala (Libya) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to thank the presidency and members of the Council and wish them all every success. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary- General Ghassan Salame for his briefing on the latest developments in my country, Libya. We wish him every success in his endeavours to end the crisis in my country. I also thank His Excellency Ambassador Juergen Schulz, Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), for his briefing on the work of the sanctions Committee. The aggression waged against Tripoli by the Haftar militias started eight months ago and continues to this day.”

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  21. “In that regard, the Government of National Accord renews its commitment to and cooperation with the United Nations through the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ghassan Salame, in order to put an end to the political division and fragmentation in Libya and open new horizons that will focus on finding a decisive solution to address the suffering of the Libyan people owing to the deteriorating services, or lack thereof, and economic and financial distress.”

    2017-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8104 (2017) · source

  22. “Faiez Serraj, addressed to the President of the Security Council and contained in document S/20l7/629, on the regrettable state of the frozen Libyan assets under the current sanctions regime. The Libyan State is not asking for the freeze on the assets to be lifted, but calling for a particular formula that would assist it in managing its wealth and investments, while frozen, so that they are not gradually lost, as is the case year after year in significant amounts. We therefore call upon the Security Council once again to address that issue and stop such losses as soon as possible so as to thereby preserve the assets and wealth of the Libyan people. To conclude, we note the high-level meeting held by the Secretary-General on 20 September, at which the vital role ofthe United Nations in resolving the Libyan crisis was stressed.”

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  23. “It was meant not to punish Libya, but to preserve Libyan assets from being squandered during the revolution and transitional period after the fall of the previous regime. Thus, it was intended to last only for a specific period of time that and did not foresee that the protracted Libyan crisis would endure for more than six years. The frozen assets regime therefore has a negative impact on the interests of the Libyan people and future generations. I note that our Permanent Mission to the United Nations has been communicating with the Security Council since March 2016 and repeated its request in June 2017, in two Security Council documents - S/2016/275 and S/2017/543 - in addition to the letter by His Excellency the President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Mr.”

    2017-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8104 (2017) · source

  24. “We also note that lifting the ban on the listed vessels, despite their failure to comply with the law or return the smuggled shipments to the legitimate Libyan authorities, would certainly encourage the smugglers to pursue the same course. We also reaffirm the right of the Libyan nationaljudiciary to investigate, indict and prosecute the perpetrators of those acts and to claim reparations from the countries concerned through international justice. Turning to the frozen Libyan assets - an issue that we have addressed before the Council more than once - everyone is already aware of the concerns of the Government of National Accord. From the outset, resolution 1970 (2011) has reflected the international community's desire to protect the wealth of the Libyan people.”

    2017-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8104 (2017) · source

  25. “Due to the deteriorating security situation, my country is suffering from many challenges that have undermined the capacities of the Libyan people, including the smuggling of oil and its derivatives by criminal armed gangs involved in numerous illicit activities, such as human trafficking. Recently, my Government requested that the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya renew the listing of two vessels for attempting to illicitly export Libyan oil derivatives. In that regard, we hope that the flag countries will provide assistance to determine the circumstances of that incident, prevent such illicit acts and return the smuggled shipments to the legitimate Libyan authorities.”

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  26. “We contacted the Security Council at that time through the Permanent Mission of Libya to the United Nations, expressing our condemnation and rejection of those criminal acts. We asked the Council for assistance to investigate this terrorist act, determine the circumstances surrounding it and identify the perpetrators. Once again, we call on the Security Council to convene a special meeting to consider that incident and take appropriate action. We also call on the Council and the international community to assist in lifting the two-year siege imposed on Derna and open humanitarian corridors in order to ensure access to humanitarian aid for civilians.”

    2017-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8104 (2017) · source

  27. “The Government of National Accord also condemns violence among Libyans and the policy of settling accounts by force and detaining people on the basis of identity, including abductions, torture, extrajudicial killings and other acts that are tantamount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The perpetrators must be handed over to the legitimate authorities so that they can be held accountable. The Government of National Accord condemns the use of violence against any unarmed civilian or any step to harm civilians in any Libyan city. In that vein, we recall the bombing of civilians in Wadi Nina on 20 September and the criminal air strikes on Derna on 30 October, which killed many innocent people, most ofthem women and children. We categorically reject such criminal acts.”

    2017-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8104 (2017) · source

  28. “The Government of National Accord condemns the recent events targeting representatives of the Government of National Accord and the recent decisions of parallel bodies, such as the detention and isolation of mayors of certain provinces and other bodies that are in contact with the Government of National Accord, leading to the issue of an arrest warrant for the Mayor of Tobruk. We strongly condemn such acts, which counteract our efforts to provide services to all Libyan cities and to shield citizens from the political conflict. Such acts also violate the resolutions of the Security Council, the League of Arab States, the African Union, the European Union and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which call for an end to cooperation with those parallel bodies.”

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  29. “There is a need to unite the military and security institutions so that they come under the civilian executive authority. In that regard, we welcome the recent talks in Cairo, hosted by Eygpt, which led to a meeting between the military leaders of the Government of National Accord and their counterparts in the eastern part of the country. We hope that that will give rise to an effective proposal on distancing the military institutions from the political conflict so that we can focus on combating terrorism and on protecting the State.”

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  30. “We, in turn, have already taken some steps to support the High National Electoral Commission so as to hold elections in the near future. Despite the great challenges in Libya, the Government of National Accord has spared no effort in addressing all those issues in a balanced and transparent way by involving all Libyan actors, both political and military, so as to bridge the gap and to unite Libya on the basis of its national interests. That is the national duty for which the Government of National Accord was established - namely, to achieve reconciliation, build civilian and democratic State institutions, and provide services to the Libyan people, who are exhausted by conflict and the political divide. We underscore the fact that there is no military solution to the crisis in Libya.”

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  31. “Salame in recently organizing the round of talks in the sisterly country of Tunisia, where he brought together representatives of the House of Representatives and the High State Council in order to agree on a consensus text and to amend the Libyan Political Agreement, signed on 15 December 2015. In that regard, we hope that the efforts of the Special Representative will continue to bring an end to that divide and to unite all Libyans, and that rapid solutions are achieved in order to overcome the current obstacles, in the light of the current standstill, to reach an understanding between the House ofRepresentatives and the High State Council, and to organize and hold elections and the referendum on the Constitution as soon as possible next year.”

    2017-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8104 (2017) · source

  32. “Despite the serious attempts of some national parties to resolve the situation and to overcome the ongoing impasse, differing political interests among the actors have led to the continuing instability and prevent the Government of National Accord from discharging its duties, in particular those relating to the provision of basic services to citizens. In that regard, we hope that international and regional efforts will continue until a political consensus among all Libyan parties is reached in order to achieve peace and stability in the country. It would be remiss of me not to highly commend the concerted efforts of Mr.”

    2017-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8104 (2017) · source

  33. “I would like to reaffirm that the Government of National Accord is eager to support all United Nations efforts to assist the Libyan parties in reaching full agreement on various contentious issues in order to put an end to the crisis in Libya, stop the bloodshed and alleviate the suffering of the Libyan people. As the Council knows, the suffering of the Libyan people increases daily on various fronts in the light of the deteriorating security situation and the political divide in the country.”

    2017-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8104 (2017) · source

  34. “Mr. Siala (Libya) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate you, Mr. President, my dear friend Angelino Alfano, the Minister for Foreign Affairs ofItaly, on your assumption ofthe presidency ofthe Security Council for this month. I would also like to thank Mr. Ghassan Salame, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, for his valuable briefing. My thanks also go to Mr. Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden, for his briefing, in which he touched on the most recent developments with regard to the sanctions on Libya in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011), concerning Libya.”

    2017-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8104 (2017) · source