The 5+5 joint military commission (JMC) with representatives from Libya’s two opposing sides is expected to meet this week in the country, the UN’s Libya mission said.
The JMC will meet from November 2-4 for a fifth round of talks in the city of Ghadames, located to the southwest of Tripoli. It will be the first time that the sides are meeting inside Libya, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said.
“Participants will initiate discussions on the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, including through the establishment of sub-committees, as well as on a monitoring and verification mechanism,” UNSMIL said.
Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams will attend the talks, UNSMIL added.
A UN-sponsored Libyan political dialogue forum between representatives of the UN-backed Libyan government and military strongman Khalifa Haftar is also scheduled to be held shortly after, on November 9, with a view to holding national elections.
Libya is split between the UN-backed government in the capital, Tripoli, and rival authorities based in the east. The two sides are supported by an array of local militias in addition to regional and foreign powers.
Last month, the two warring factions signed a “permanent” ceasefire deal with the aim of negotiating a political solution to the country’s conflict.
The North African nation was plunged into chaos after the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted and killed longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi.
