PSC/PR/COMM.(DCIV) Page 2 the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. In this regard, Council calls for renewed efforts to assist the affected populations, as well as the neighboring countries. Council further calls for the provision of assistance to countries of origin of such migrants, especially, in the socio-economic sector, as part of a long-term solution; 9. Expresses appreciation for the efforts being made by Libya’s neighbors to help the country address the many challenges facing it and to facilitate the promotion of lasting peace, security, stability and reconciliation in the country. Council welcomes the outcomes of the various ministerial meetings of Libya's neighbors, the most recent of which took place in Tunis on 22 March 2016, bearing in mind that the region is shouldering the burden of the crisis, and that its deep knowledge of the situation gives it a comparative advantage to effectively assist in the emergence of a Libyan consensus on the best way forward; 10. Commends the work of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Mr. Martin Kobler, and the close working relationship he has established with the AU High Representative for Libya and the AU Commission; 11. Rejects any external military interference in the country, which can only exacerbate and further polarize the situation, thereby making it even more difficult to reach a peaceful political solution fully owned by the Libyan stakeholders; 12. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.