UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced Saturday it fully support the need to maintain the integrity and independence of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) to make sure that Libyan resources benefit all Libyans.
“As co-chairs of Berlin Process Economic Working Group (Egypt, European Union, United States, UN Support Mission in Libya), we fully support the need to maintain the integrity and independence of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) to make sure that Libyan resources benefit all Libyans,” UNSMIL tweeted.
It is noteworthy that five Western nations had urged Libyans on Friday not to drag the state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) into political disputes that could threaten the country’s fragile peace.“The embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States urge all actors to respect the unity, integrity, and independence and preserve the apolitical, technical nature of the Tripoli-based National Oil Corporation (NOC), whose continued, uninterrupted operations benefit all Libyans,” the five countries said in a join statement.
They also warned against “acts that undermine” the firm or “may pose a threat to the peace, security and stability”.