Marshal Khalifa Haftar, commander of the General Command forces, received the head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, and her accompanying delegation at his office at the General Command headquarters in Benghazi, where the two sides discussed efforts to unify Libyan institutions and create the conditions necessary for holding presidential and parliamentary elections.

During the meeting, Haftar affirmed the General Command’s support for the United Nations’ efforts to advance the political process toward achieving stability in Libya and addressing the existing institutional division, according to a statement from his media office.

Political Developments

The meeting addressed the latest political developments in the country, with both sides discussing international and local efforts aimed at unifying sovereign and executive institutions, thereby helping to create a suitable environment for holding elections and ending the state of political and institutional division.

Tetteh briefed Haftar on updates regarding the “structured dialogue” and the “mini-meeting”

The UN mission stated in a press release that Tetteh briefed Haftar on “progress made in the Structured Dialogue,” whose four tracks are currently working to finalize and draft their final recommendations.

According to the statement, Tetteh also provided a briefing on the ongoing consultations within the “mini-meeting” which is working to overcome the obstacles preventing an agreement on the first two milestones of the UN roadmap: the completion of the High National Elections Commission and the amendment of the legal framework for presidential and parliamentary elections.

The mission’s statement quoted Haftar as “affirming his support for the efforts of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya aimed at advancing the political process, in a manner that preserves Libya’s unity, ends institutional division, and supports the path of state-building.”

“Roadmap”

The meeting took place in the context of monitoring political developments in light of the roadmap presented by Tetteh during a Security Council briefing on Libya on August 21, with the aim of steering Libya toward national elections and unified institutions.

“Mini-Dialogue”

The mission also announced a “mini-dialogue” as an alternative mechanism to overcome the current deadlock, given the failure to reach consensus between the House of Representatives and the High Council of State on completing the two steps of amending the electoral laws and appointing the High National Elections Commission.