Stephanie Williams, the U.N. Advisor on Libya, flew on Wednesday to the eastern city of Quba where she met with Aguila Saleh, Speaker of Libya’s House of Representative, for talks on the latest political developments in the country.
Saleh briefed Williams on the constitutional process including the establishment of the joint 24-member experts committee to review the 2017 draft constitution, according to a statement by Williams via Twitter.
The U.N. advisor noted the need to “ensure the participation of women, youth and cultural components in the committee’s membership.”
“We also discussed the guarantees for the joint committee to deliver the amendments to the Draft Constitution on time; and ways to ensure that the two chambers reach a consensual formula within the shortest timeframe possible, to enable the holding of elections to respect the will of the 2.8 million Libyan citizens who have registered to vote,” she said.
“I took note of the Speaker’s explanation on the parliament’s mechanism to grant confidence to the new government in keeping with the procedures implemented in the March 2021 confidence vote,” Williams revealed.
1/5 Today, I met with Mr. Agila Saleh, HoR Speaker in Qubba. The Speaker briefed me in detail on the action plan for the two chambers based on Constitutional Amendment 12, including the establishment of the joint 24-member experts committee to review the 2017 draft constitution. pic.twitter.com/eGTutlpmOM
— Stephanie Turco Williams (@SASGonLibya) February 16, 2022