Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Nasser Bourita stressed that the solution to the Libyan crisis “must come the Libyans themselves.”
Bourita had received in Rabat on Monday Speaker of Libya’s east-based parliament Aguila Saleh.
Speaking at a press conference after the meeting, he said Morocco opposes foreign initiatives on Libya, explaining that the growing number of such proposals “is part of the problem, not the solution.”
He added that Rabat was ready to help Libyans bridge divides between them in order to reach a solution.
Saleh’s proposal to amend the Skheirat agreement in line with developments in Libya is “positive”, he continued. It includes many suggestions that can help develop state institutions, such as the Presidential Council and other bodies.
For his part, Saleh stressed that the parliament was not seeking war in Libya, rather it was imposed on the country due to foreign meddling.
The solution to the crisis must be political and come from the Libyans themselves, with the support of Arab countries, starting with Morocco, he continued.
All initiatives do not contradict with the Skheirat agreement, he noted, hailing Morocco for “exerting all possible efforts to ensue that the deal was a success.”
Bourita had also received on Monday head of the High Council of State Khalid al-Mishri while Saleh was also in the country.
Sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Libyan officials met unofficially. Neither Moroccan nor Libyan authorities confirmed or denied that the meeting had taken place.
After talks with Bourita, Mishri echoed the foreign minister’s statements that the solution to the Libyan crisis must come from the Libyans themselves.
