The Joint Military Committee (5 + 5) concludes its tenth meeting in Sirte

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Sirte– The Joint Military Committee (5 + 5) concluded today, Monday evening, its tenth meeting at its permanent headquarters in Sirte, under the auspices of the UN envoy, “Abdullah Batili” and his accompanying delegation.

The committee discussed in closed sessions over two days what it had reached in its previous meetings, especially with regard to establishing the continuation of the cease-fire, and the exit of mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libyan territory.

The (5 + 5) committee also discussed the exchange of detainees between the two parties, the work of international and local observers, the unification of the military institution, and the request of the relevant parties to support the implementation of the Geneva Convention with all its provisions.

The UN envoy said in a statement after the end of the meeting that the committee discussed issues related to neighboring countries, foreign forces and foreign mercenaries, and many decisions were taken, stressing moving forward and moving with neighboring countries, especially the southern region, the countries of Sudan, Chad and Niger.

He added, “We are determined to continue our support for this work and to facilitate the international community’s participation in this Libyan support,” noting that it was agreed to hold several meetings to implement the decisions of this committee.

The UN envoy revealed that he had met with a group of international and local ceasefire observers to discuss their work arrangements, and said, “The solution reached shows the level of work being done in Sirte, which is a positive point for this meeting.”

Batili called on the government to provide all facilities and support to the military committee in order to activate all the outputs of its work, support the security operation and maintain the ceasefire agreement.

He said that we have seen the determination and commitment of the Military Committee to work towards peace and stability in Libya, stressing that those soldiers who work towards the cause of their country and their people are the ones who represent the armed forces that should preserve the Libyan state.

The UN envoy expressed the hope that the commitment and insistence of the political parties as well as the military parties would be to get the country out of the way to preserve the unity of Libya and the integrity of its lands in order to reach the rebuilding of the Libyan state and get out of this crisis,

Source: Libyan News Agency