In a statement made public in Brussels, following the telephone conversation he had this Friday with the Moroccan minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans abroad, Nasser Bourita, Borrell "welcomed and encouraged this Moroccan initiative as a timely contribution to the efforts of the United Nations with a view to achieving a political solution to the crisis in Libya that preserves the country's cohesion, territorial integrity and sovereignty”.

"Stability and peace in Libya are essential to the stability and prosperity of the Maghreb as a whole and are a European priority," the statement notes.

Borrell and Bourita, who discussed issues of common interest relating to regional stability in the Maghreb region, in particular the latest developments of the Libyan crisis, as well as some aspects of the EU-Morocco partnership for shared prosperity, agreed to continue their dialogue and their respective efforts in this direction in a spirit of close consultation in order to intensify the political dynamics underway between the Libyan stakeholders", the source adds.