The Adviser to the United Nations General Secretary in Libya, Stephanie Williams, stressed the need to protect the independence and integrity of the National Oil Corporation, the Libyan Investment Authority and the Central Bank of Libya from political strife.

Williams stressed that these sovereign institutions belong to the Libyan people and should not be subjected to arbitrary pressure or used as a weapon for the benefit of one party or another, stressing the need for the transparent management and distribution of the wealth of the Libyan people to be a common goal.

For his part, the US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, affirmed that the United States strongly supports the independence and integrity of these non-politicized sovereign institutions that work for the benefit of all Libyans.