DECISION ON THE REPORT OF THE HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE ON LIBYA
Doc. Assembly/AU/9(XXXII)
The Assembly,
TAKES NOTE of the Report of the African Union High-Level Committee on Libya, meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 10 February 2019;
EXPRESSES, once again, its concern over the gravity of the situation in Libya;
REITERATES the need for Africa to speak with one voice on the Libyan issue and
to improve synergy of action and joint efforts between the African Union and the United Nations on the initiatives to be taken to reach a final settlement;
STRESSES the key role of the Libyans themselves in the search for a lasting solution to the situation and the need for them to take ownership of the process to end the crisis;
REQUESTS the Commission to take the necessary measures, jointly with the United Nations, with a view to organizing during the first half of July 2019, the Inclusive Libyan National Peace and Reconciliation Forum;
ALSO REQUESTS the Commission to take, jointly with the United Nations and the Libyan Government, all the necessary measures for the organization of presidential and legislative elections in October 2019;
REQUESTS the Commission to initiate the necessary contacts with the United Nations, with a view to establishing a framework for ongoing, regular consultations between the United Nations and the African Union;
INVITES, the High-Level Committee to pursue its contacts with all the Libyan stakeholders, in order to reach a broad consensus on the modalities for the organization of the National Reconciliation Forum;
URGENTLY CALLS FOR the cessation of all external interference in Libya;
COMMENDS the efforts made by H.E. Mr. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo, Chair of the African Union High-Level Committee on Libya, as well as those of the neighbouring countries, towards finding a lasting solution to the crisis in Libya.