Speaking at a press conference following talks with Stéphanie Williams, Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Bourita said that Williams' visit was an opportunity to express Morocco's full support for the role played by the United Nations in the management of the Libyan issue.

The work carried out by UNSMIL, despite the difficult conditions, has made it possible to calm the situation and achieve some progress, the minister pointed out, recalling that Morocco continues to see its role in this issue under the aegis of the UN.

Morocco has worked in the past within the framework of the Skhirat agreement with the United Nations and under its aegis, after the Skhirat agreement, it worked with the United Nations and under its aegis and the Kingdom will continue to work with the United Nations and under its aegis, because Morocco believes that a solution to the Libyan crisis can only be found within the framework of the United Nations, he said.

"We also had the opportunity to observe the evolution of the situation on the ground in Libya," said Bourita, who welcomed some positive advances, such as the declaration of August 20 on the ceasefire and the demilitarization of Syrte and Al Djoufrah regions.

"This is an important step in the right direction which will help ease tensions and create an appropriate climate for the political process in Libya," he stressed.

The meeting with Mrs. Williams was also an opportunity to recall the position of the Kingdom of Morocco on the Libyan crisis and which can be summed up in three points: The first is that Morocco believes that the solution can only be Libyan and cannot come from abroad.

The solution is in the hands of the Libyans and any foreign initiative will only make things more complex, the minister noted.

The second point is that the solution can only be peaceful, because the military choices only led to casualties and destruction without contributing to an improvement of the situation, he went on.

"The third point is that the solution must be political since the crisis in Libya is primarily political. It is a question of deciding on the issue of legitimacy in Libya definitively at the end of a transition period followed by elections," he stressed.

"Morocco has no agenda and has no Moroccan solution to this crisis. The Kingdom only has a sincere desire to provide help to the Libyan brothers so that they open a debate in order to find a solution," said Bourita, recalling that the Kingdom is also ready to support the UN efforts in this regard.

Libya's stability will contribute to the stability of North Africa, the Sahel region and the Mediterranean and will revitalize the Arab Maghreb Union, the minister underlined.

This is the reason why, he said, Morocco stands at the disposal of the United Nations and the Libyans to advance the political process with a view to reaching a solution.

Williams is on a visit to the Kingdom as part of the consultations she is conducting with the various Libyan stakeholders as well as with regional and international partners in order to find a solution to the Libyan crisis.