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STORY: UN / LIBYA
TRT: 02:26
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 08 FEBRUARY 2017, NEW YORK CITY
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior
08 FEBRUARY 2017, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya:
“No political process can continue without addressing the issue of armed groups and proliferation of weapons. While some of these groups are nominally controlled by state institutions, too many are driven by narrow interests. The on-going formation of the Presidential Guard is a step in the right direction. However, the Presidential Guard is no substitute for a unified Libyan army. It is a transitional measure. The Presidential Guard must be integrated once a consensus on command structure of a future unified Libyan army is reached.”
4. Med shot, delegates
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, Special Representative, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya:
“While the Islamic State (ISIL) no longer controls territory, the fight against terrorism is far from finished. The country's borders remain porous. Terrorists, human and weapons traffickers and criminal gangs continue to exploit the security vacuum. Libya's neighbours are rightly concerned that this will affect their own security.”
6. Wide shot, Kobler
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kobler, Special Representative, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya:
“There is no alternative to a sustainable Libyan owned political solution. The Libyan political agreement still provides a viable framework for resolving differences and restoring the democratic transition. I am hopeful that with bold decisions and actions we will witness a political breakthrough that can place Libya on the path of peace, prosperity and stability. The people of Libya deserve it.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Elmahdi Elmajerbi, Permanent Representative, Libya:
“We stress that the success of the national consensus government relies on the implementation of the political agreement, starting with security measures including by securing government institution through the Presidential Guard, which is currently being formed, and unifying the army and police, which are subject to military laws and the concept of command and control, to security Libyan cities and borders and providing them with the necessary capabilities to confront the challenges facing the country from terrorism, illegal immigration, and smuggling, to securing oil fields and power plants.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
The head of the United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said he was encouraged by renewed Libyan efforts to overcome the political deadlock in the country and expressed hope that “with bold decisions and actions we will witness a political breakthrough that can place Libya on the path of peace, prosperity and stability.”
Speaking at the United Nations Security Council today (8 Feb), Martin Kobler said the past two months had brought visible progress on possible limited amendments to the Libyan Political Agreement. He added that oil production has increased to over 700,000 barrels a day providing the state with much needed revenue and that the ISIL no longer controls any territory in the country while still posing a threat. Despite these gains, Kobler stressed that no political process could continue without addressing the issue of armed groups and proliferation of weapons. He said, “While some of these groups are nominally controlled by state institutions, too many are driven by narrow interests.” Kobler recognized the on-going formation of the Presidential Guard as a step in the right direction, however he stressed that this was “no substitute for a unified Libyan army.”
Kobler said terrorists, human and weapons traffickers and criminal gangs continued to exploit the security vacuum in the country as Libya’s borders remained “porous.” He said Libya's neighbours were rightly concerned that this would affect their own security and welcomed efforts by regional organizations, including the African Union and the European Union, to assist Libya’s neighbours in improving their capacities and coordination.
Kobler said there was “no alternative to a sustainable Libyan owned political solution” and stressed that the Libyan political agreement “still provides a viable framework for resolving differences and restoring the democratic transition.”
Libyan ambassador Elmahdi Elmajerbi said the plight of the Libyan people continued to increase on the economic, security, and health front despite serious efforts by many national actors to resolve “inherited” issues. He stressed that the success of the national consensus government relied on the implementation of the political agreement, starting with security measures. He also stressed the importance of unifying the national army and police “to confront the challenges facing the country from terrorism, illegal immigration, and smuggling, to securing oil fields and power plants” and called on the Security Council to exempt these institutions from the arms embargo imposed on the country since 2011.
