Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (Photo: VNA) Addressing a meeting of the UN Security Council(UNSC) on the situation in Libya on November 23, the Vietnamese diplomat reiteratedthe importance to continue fully complying with the ceasefire and intensifyingefforts to address economic and humanitarian challenges in Libya, includingactivities to protect civilians and improve education about the risks relatedto mines and explosive remnants of war in the country.
Countries bear the main responsibility for ensuringcompliance with international humanitarian law, preventing and punishing seriouscriminal offences, he said.
He also emphasized that the prosecution of violations of internationalhumanitarian law and serious criminal crimes should be conducted in accordancewith basic principles of international law, including respect for nationalindependence and sovereignty.
UNSC member nations called on relevantparties in Libya to make efforts to hold presidential and parliamentaryelections within the set deadlines and continue to fully implement the ceasefireagreement signed on October 23, 2020.
Several countries expressed support for the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s role andactivities of the court’s Prosecutor on thebasis of the UNSC's Resolution 1970 (adopted in 2011), andcalled on Libya’s authorities and relevant countries to fully cooperate withICC.
Ambassador Taher El-Sonni, head of the Libyan delegation, emphasized thecommitment of parties involved in Libya in promoting the transition progresstowards elections by the end of this year.
The political situation in Libya has seen important developments in the context thatstakeholders in the country are preparing to hold elections on December 24.Under its Resolution 1970, the UNSC invited the chief prosecutor of the ICC toreport every six months on alleged acts of crimes against humanity and warcrimes related to Libya to the council./.
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