Libya's Supreme Council rejects attending the final signing of the political crisis resolution agreement

Tunis, Aug 29 (KUNA) -- The Libyan High State Council announced on Saturday its refusal to attend the final signing ceremony of the agreement reached by the mini-dialogue committee (4+4) on resolving the political crisis, citing its lack of recognition of the committee’s legitimacy.

In a statement, the Council said this decision was communicated in a letter sent by its chairman, Mohamed Takkala, to the UN Special Representative to Libya, Ghada Teita, in response to an invitation from the UN mission to attend the signing ceremony of the (4+4) committee’s agreement.

Chairman Takkala stated in the correspondence that the (4+4) committee lacks legitimacy, noting that core issues related to the political and electoral processes cannot be resolved or presented as national consensus through a limited-representation track in which the High State Council was not a partner in shaping its outcomes.

He added that while the Council appreciates the role of the UN mission in facilitating dialogue and consensus among Libyan parties, it believes that genuine facilitation requires empowering national institutions and parties to participate in building consensus, rather than inviting them later to legitimize outcomes they had no part in preparing.

Takkala offered the Council’s apologies for not attending the signing ceremony, clarifying that this does not constitute a rejection of the roadmap or of elections, but aims to ensure that the political process is based on the principles of national consensus and institutional legitimacy.

The Libyan mini-dialogue committee (4+4) comprises eight figures: four representing the Government of National Unity in Tripoli and four representing the eastern Libyan camp. It has been conducting a UN-facilitated dialogue since April 2026 with the goal of breaking the political deadlock and advancing the implementation of the UN roadmap, particularly regarding elections, unifying the executive authority, and issues related to reshaping the Higher National Elections Commission and the constitutional and legal framework for elections. (End) S.B.M / A.M.S