The United States and Morocco renewed their commitment to Libya’s sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national unity, in addition to the priority of organizing elections in the near term, according to U.S. State Department.
Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, and U.S. Deputy Foreign Minister, Wendy Sherman, held bilateral political consultations in Rabat on Tuesday and co-chaired a session of the Morocco-U.S. Strategic Dialogue on Regional Political Issues, the Department said in a statement.
Concerning Libya, the Deputy Secretary welcomed the positive role and important contribution of Morocco to support the UN’s efforts on the political process and hosting the intra-Libyan dialogue, it pointed out.
“The Foreign Minister and Deputy Secretary reaffirmed their strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and national unity of Libya and the priority for organizing national elections in the near term,” it said.