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convening of an AU Extraordinary Summit on Maritime Security and Safety, which will provide
an opportunity to discuss issues relating to human trafficking and smuggling.
6.
Participants urged all Libyan stakeholders, irrespective of their differences, to unite their
forces and engage more seriously on the path of dialogue and reconciliation, taking into
account the urgency of the situation and the suffering inflicted on their people. They welcomed
the ceasefire signed, on 2 June 2015, between the Tubu and Tuareg communities, as well as
several others local ceasefires in Western Libya, and called for the immediate and unconditional
cessation of hostilities by all parties concerned.
7.
Participants, reaffirming once again that there can be no military solution to the conflict,
called upon Libyan and regional stakeholders, as well as the armed belligerents, to completely
reject the military option and genuinely commit to the conclusion of an agreement during the
ongoing rounds of multi-track talks. In this regard, Participants expressed support to the UN-led
political dialogue, under the facilitation of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General,
aimed at establishing a Government of National Unity.
8.
Participants welcomed the update by Special Representative Bernardino Leon on the
ongoing Libyan political dialogue process, as well as the submission to the Libyan parties of the
4th draft political agreement, developed by the United Nations. They urged all concerned to
positively consider the proposals contained therein and to engage constructively with the
United Nations in the higher interest of the Libyan people.
9.
Participants commended the efforts of the neighbouring countries in facilitating political
consultations among the concerned Libyan stakeholders, with the objective of building further
momentum for the UN-led political talks. These consultations include the second meeting of
Libyan political parties and activists, held in Algeria, on 13 and 14 April 2015 and from 3 to 4
June 2015; the meeting of the representatives of Libyan women’s groups and women activists,
who convened in Tunis, Tunisia, from 21 to 22 April 2015, and that of the municipal
representatives on 28-29 May 2015; the ongoing consultations in Skhirat, Morocco; as well as
the Conference of Libyan Tribes and Cities, which took place in Cairo, Egypt, from 27 to 28 May
2015.
10.
Participants also welcomed the organization of 6th meeting of Libya’s neighboring
countries, in N’Djamena, Chad, on 5 June 2015. They welcomed the final communiqué adopted
on that occasion.
11.
Participants welcomed the concerted efforts of the international community to speak
with one voice. In this context, they reiterated their commitment to strengthen the ICG-L, in
order to enhance coordination and sustain international engagement in Libya, bearing in mind
the need to promote Libyan ownership. They took note of the proposal of Italy to host, in
Rome, in due course, a ministerial conference in support of an agreement among the Libyan
stakeholders.
12.
Participants welcomed the commitment by the AU to enhance its role in the ongoing
efforts and actively contribute to the mediation process, in accordance with its continental
responsibilities in the promotion of peace and security in the continent. They commended the