India has said it is regrettable that there is still no agreement on the Constitutional basis for holding elections in Libya, saying that the priority right now is to ensure that elections are held at the earliest in a free, fair, inclusive, and credible manner.
Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations R. Madhu Sudan said on June 27 at the Security Council briefing and consultations on Libya that New Delhi notes with concern that the progress seen after the signing of the Ceasefire Agreement is not only in danger of coming to a halt, but there are also indications of risk of backsliding.
“We noted with a high degree of concern the reports of armed clashes and mobilisations of armed groups in and around Tripoli.