Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita chairs a meeting of representatives of Libya's rival administrations in the coastal town of Bouznika, south of Rabat
Morocco’s coastal town of Bouznika, south of the capital Rabat, will host a second round of talks between parties to the Libyan conflict on Sunday.
The first round was held this month.
According to Moroccan diplomatic sources who spoke to Sky News Arabia, the talks are meant to pinpoint the mechanism of hiring leaders in key posts in the war-torn country.
Head of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives Aguila Saleh and President of the High Council of State (HCS) Khaled Al-Mashri will likely join the meetings, Sky New Arabia reported.
Talks will tackle preparations for October’s meetings in Geneva, which will include discussions on details of the post-conflict transitional period, including the restructuring of state institutions.
Libya has been divided between two authorities in Tripoli and Tobruk for six years. While the Government of National Accord (GNA) is based in the capital Tripoli, Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) controls the east and is allied to the Tobruk-based House of Representatives.
The LNA is backed by Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France and Russia, while the GNA is backed by Turkey, Qatar and thousands of Syrian mercenaries.
On 22 August, both parties to the conflict declared a ceasefire that ended fears about possible GNA aggression against the port city of Sirte, 370 kilometres east of the capital Tripoli, and Jufra, which has a major military airbase.
GNA head Fayez Al-Sarraj announced on Facebook that he "issued instructions to all military forces to immediately cease fire and combat operations in all Libyan territories."
Saleh announced a ceasefire which was welcomed by world leaders. Libyan powers agreed to hold elections in March 2021.
In Bouznika, both parties agreed on the "criteria, transparent mechanisms and objectives" for key power positions.
After Morocco's talks, the UN's interim envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams called on the "international community to shoulder its responsibilities to support this process and to unequivocally respect the Libyan people's sovereign right to determine their future."
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