UNSC Calls on Libyan Parties to Fully Implement Ceasefire

The member states of the UN Security Council (UNSC) welcomed on Tuesday the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya signed by the "5 + 5" Joint Military Committee in Geneva. They called on the Libyan parties to abide by their pledges and fully implement the agreement.

They demanded to commit to the cease-fire, to reach a solution through political dialogue.

In a statement, the Security Council also called on all countries to comply with the arms embargo and not to interfere in the internal affairs of Libya.

This came as the Spokesman for the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari considered that Qatar's signature of what it called "security agreements" with the Government of National Accord (GNA), "a violation of the outcomes of the Geneva Dialogue."

Al-Mismari described these agreements as "malicious" and an attempt to undermine what the Libyan army officers had agreed upon in Geneva for a ceasefire and stopping the escalation.

On Sunday, Qatar News Agency announced that Qatar and GNA signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of security cooperation between the ministries of the interior in the two countries.

On Friday, the two parties to the Libyan conflict signed a permanent ceasefire agreement, after five days of consultations in Geneva.

The accord, which was signed in Geneva after talks between military representatives of the GNA and LNA, will be followed by political talks in Tunisia In November.

Concurrently, the first session of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, under the auspices of the United Nations, began on Monday. Dozens of Libyan figures started a political dialogue via video conference, under the supervision of the United Nations, a few days after the announcement of a permanent ceasefire.