UNSMIL issues a statement on the meeting of the joint committee of HoR and HCS
Libyan Cloud News Agency
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) issued a statement on the meeting of the joint committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS), expecting that the HoR will submit a list of its representatives and join the meeting in the coming days.
The Special Adviser to the Secretary-General (SASG) on Libya Stephanie Williams announced an initiative on 3 March to form a joint committee from the HoR and HCS to agree on a firm constitutional basis for national elections.
Williams sent official invitations to the heads of the HoR and the HCS to select representatives to participate in the joint committee.
On 10 March, HoR Speaker Agila Saleh officially welcomed the initiative as a step to enhance the ties with the HCS and pledged to cooperate in this regard.
“To date, the UN has yet to receive the list of the HoR’s representatives for the joint committee although we remain in active communication with the Speaker’s office.” The statement read.
On 15 March, the head of the HCS Khaled Al-Mishri sent a letter announcing the list of HCS participants.
Williams stated that she will proceed with holding a consultative session on 22 March in Tunisia with representatives of the HCS, expressing her appreciation to the Tunisian authorities for their continued support of the mission.
