Qatar has reaffirmed its support for the UN-backed political process in Libya

Qatar’s foreign minister has said the Gulf state is making efforts to end instability and “foreign intervention” in Libya.

Qatar has reaffirmed its support for Libya’s internationally backed political process, which aims to end 10 years of chaos and “foreign intervention” in the North African country.

“We support the UN-backed political process in hopes of preserving Libya’s territorial integrity and preventing foreign interference in its problems,” Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said during a visit to the Libyan capital on Sunday.

“Our exchanges have been fruitful, especially in terms of support for the Libyan transition process … Qatar’s stance is firm,” he told reporters, along with his Libyan counterpart Najla al-Mangoush.

Since the new Libyan government took office, several countries have reopened their embassies, and Al-Mangush has said he hopes Doha will continue soon.

“I think I have good news,” al-Mangush added, without giving further details.

In a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, the ousting and killing of dictator Muammar Gaddafi plunged Libya into a bloody struggle for power.

But in October, opposing groups signed a truce, launching a process led by the United Nations.

Of Libya provisional unity government It was set up in March to represent two rival administrations – one in a UN-recognized government in the capital Tripoli and the other an ally in the east of the country to oust Commander Khalifa Haftar – to lead the country to the December elections.

“Qatar has played a key role in supporting the Libyans’ intentions to become a democratic state,” Al Jazeera’s Malik Train said in a statement from Tripoli.

Train said the Qatari delegation and their Libyan hosts discussed ways to stabilize Libya at the end of the year.

Qatar, along with Turkey, sided with the government in western Libya, and the countries of the United Arab Emirates, Russia, and Egypt sided with the eastern forces.

According to the UN, more than 20,000 mercenaries and military personnel are still in Libya.