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STORY: UN / LIBYA
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 13 SEPTEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters
13 SEPTEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, Special Representative, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya:
“Libya is at a crossroads, and while political space has opened and progress is being made in the fight against terrorism, the political divisions underlying the conflict are deepening. Today more than ever, strong action is needed to convince Libyan stakeholders to build institutions that are open, participatory and able to address the needs of all citizens.”
5. Med shot, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, Special Representative, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya:
“Although there are differences of opinion on the Libyan Political Agreement, even critics and opponents recognize its framework and value. It remains the only way forward in Libya’s transition. There is no alternative.”
7. Med shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, Special Representative, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya:
“Libyans are frustrated that they cannot access their own money and that their currency is rapidly losing value. The fundamentals of the economy need to be urgently addressed. Libya will not be able to rely for long on its foreign reserves. War economy must give way to the economy of peace. Oil production must resume and expenditure must be commensurate to the needs of the country.”
9. Med shot, delegates
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, Special Representative, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya:
“Very soon, ISIS will no longer hold territory in Libya. However, the terrorist threat in Libya and beyond will remain and it will require continued vigilance.”
11. Wide shot, Security Council
12. Med shot, Kobler at the stakeout podium
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, Special Representative, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya:
“A united country needs a united army, not a Libyan National Army on one side and armed groups on the other side who are fighting separately. In needs a joint strategy, a joint unified command, leading up to the Presidency Council as the supreme commander of an army. And this is an endeavour which is of course difficult to achieve. And if it is achieved then the security, economic and political problems will be much easier to resolve.”
14. Med shot, Kobler at the stakeout podium
The UN special envoy for Libya Martin Kobler said that Libya was at a “crossroads” adding that, “while political space has opened and progress is being made in the fight against terrorism, the political divisions underlying the conflict are deepening.”
Kobler, who is also the Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), told the Security Council today (13 Sep) that “although there are differences of opinion on the Libyan Political Agreement, even critics and opponents recognize its framework and value.”
He stressed that “it remains the only way forward in Libya’s transition. There is no alternative.”
The UN official pointed out that “Libyans are frustrated that they cannot access their own money and that their currency is rapidly losing value.”
He said “war economy must give way to the economy of peace. Oil production must resume and expenditure must be commensurate to the needs of the country.”
On a positive note, he said “very soon, ISIS will no longer hold territory in Libya. However, the terrorist threat in Libya and beyond will remain and it will require continued vigilance.”
Speaking to journalists outside the Council, Kobler said “a united country needs a united army, not a Libyan National Army on one side and armed groups on the other side who are fighting separately
He said that if this is achieved “then the security, economic and political problems will be much easier to resolve.”
The Libyan government has lost control of three oil exporting towns to an advance by faction led by Commander Khalifa Haftar.
Recent fighting in Libya's Oil Crescent area between rival army factions has limited oil production.
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