A strong, unified Libya is in everyone’s interest. A significant number of major powers have come together to emphasize an important new opportunity for the country, if it wants to capitalize on it.
A statement issued by ten nations (with the support of non-signatories Algeria and Morocco) on November 27 urges Libyan leaders to unify state institutions and move towards national elections.
The international partners reaffirmed their commitment to supporting a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process, stressing there is no military solution to the country’s ongoing crisis.
The statement welcomed the UN Security Council’s extension of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) mandate, and the roadmap proposed by Special Representative Hanna Tetteh, urging all Libyan stakeholders to engage constructively with this framework to achieve a consensual constitutional basis for elections.
The signatories welcomed efforts by Libyans to integrate their security forces and called for further steps to expand east-west military coordination and unify military structures. They also reiterated the call for the full implementation of the October 2020 ceasefire agreement.
The statement also emphasized strengthening key economic institutions, including the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Central Bank of Libya (CBL), and the Audit Bureau.
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Joint Statement on the Situation in Libya
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom:
“Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America reaffirm our commitment to supporting the Libyan people’s pursuit of unity, stability, and prosperity – and their aspirations to achieve lasting peace.
We welcome the Security Council’s decision to extend the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the roadmap developed by UN SRSG Hanna Tetteh, and urge all Libyan stakeholders to use this roadmap and UNSMIL facilitation to advance a Libyan-led political process toward unified governance and elections.
We also affirm our commitment to support increased military and economic coordination between western and eastern Libyan stakeholders. We welcome Libyan efforts to integrate Libya’s security forces and urge Libyan leaders to take further steps to expand and institutionalize east-west military coordination and unification.
We also urge steps to strengthen Libyan economic institutions, notably the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Central Bank of Libya (CBL), and Audit Bureau. In this respect, we commend the appointment of an official chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) via a decree issued on September 29 and the Unified Development Program Agreement signed by representatives of the House of Representatives and High State Council on November 18. These steps have the potential to set Libya on a path toward more sustainable economic policy and greater prosperity, laying the groundwork for successful implementation of the NOC’s program to boost energy production and economic growth, bolstering the CBL and Libya’s financial stability, and providing for development projects throughout the country with a mutually agreed oversight framework.
Increased economic and security integration is essential to ensuring Libya’s sovereignty, security, and long-term prosperity and will complement and strengthen the political process. A strong and prosperous Libya with unified economic, military, and political institutions is in all of our interests.”
This statement was circulated on November 26, 2025.
