TRIPOLI, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Wednesday that its head Jan Kubis has discussed recent political and security development in the country with Speaker of the House of Representatives Agila Saleh in the eastern Libyan city of al-Qubba.

"During the meeting (UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres') Special Envoy (on Libya) briefed on key elements of UN Security Council Resolutions 2570 (2021) and 2571 (2021), particularly in relation to the political process and the call for holding elections on 24 December this year, as well as the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement and withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries," UNSMIL said in a statement.

"In this regard, Special Envoy Kubis and Speaker Saleh discussed ways to expedite the process of clarifying a constitutional and legal framework for the elections," the statement added.

The meeting also touched upon the importance of the early adoption of the budget and of moving forward in the unification of military and security institutions in order to protect Libya's territorial integrity and maintain its stability, on the need to start the DDR (disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration) and SSR (security sector reform) process, as well as on the process regarding sovereign positions, the statement said.

The UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) recently selected a new executive authority of a presidency council and a unity government, ending years of political division in the country.

The new executive authority's main task is to prepare for the general elections to be held on Dec. 24, 2021, as approved by the LPDF. Enditem

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