Libya's 5+5 Joint Military Committee reaffirms 'full commitment' to ceasefire agreement
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's 5+5 Joint Military Committee has reaffirmed its “full commitment” to the terms of the country's ceasefire agreement, its attachment to the unity and rejection of any presence of foreign forces or mercenaries.
This is contained in a statement issued on the fifth anniversary of the signing, on 23 October, 2020, of the agreement leading to its creation.
In the statement, issued on Wednesday evening, taken up by the Directorate of Moral Guidance of the General Command of the eastern-based Libyan Arab Armed Forces, the Military Committee also stressed the importance of peace and cooperation among the people, as well as ongoing efforts to expel all foreign forces and dissolve armed groups in order to achieve stability.
The Joint Military Committee recalled the signing of the agreement with the assistance of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), stating that it was based on fundamental principles: the unity of Libyan territory, the protection of its land, maritime and air borders, and the prohibition of subjecting Libyan decisions and the country’s resources to external forces.
The statement added that the agreement calls for peacekeeping and stresses the importance of tolerance and cooperation for the benefit of the Libyan people.
"It also ended the bloodshed and prevented the Libyan bloodshed. It remains in force and has not been violated by any party, thanks to the efforts of the sub-committees of the Joint Military Committee.
The Committee highlighted the difficulties it is facing "due to political divisions, the failure of the political process and the impossibility of organising elections, yet demanded by the entire Libyan people".
The Joint Military Committee concluded by reaffirming its commitment to continue its efforts and make every possible effort to comply with all provisions of the agreement, including the withdrawal of mercenaries, of foreign fighters and foreign forces on Libyan territory and the dissolution of all armed formations and groups.
In 2020, the Joint Military Committee, composed of equal senior officers from the western and eastern regions, signed a ceasefire in Geneva, including the gradual departure of combatants, mercenaries and foreign forces from the country.
This ceasefire, despite the failures of the application of all its clauses, had allowed to relaunch the political process with the election of a unified Executive Authority, the Presidential Council and the Government of National Unity (GNU) with a transition phase that should have led to general elections in December 2021.
But the persistent disagreements between the protagonists of the crisis have not allowed this agenda to be respected.
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