Ladies and Gentlemen, Assalam Aleikom,

It's a great pleasure, and good to be back in Cairo after three weeks.

I am pleased to be joined this time by these distinguished leaders from international regional organizations. I thank them once again for working to resolve the crisis in Libya, and I thank Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Amre Moussa, for hosting us and co-chairing our conference.

This meeting was a concrete demonstration of the international community working together in common cause and with a common voice for the people of Libya. We witnessed similar solidarity at the Libya Contact Group meeting in Doha just yesterday.

That unity has been making a difference.

The five organizations gathered here are trying to find a solution to the crisis in a manner that responds to legitimate aspirations of the Libyan people.

We need to do this, not least because of the deteriorating humanitarian conditions on the ground. We are gravely concerned about the escalation of violence, the heavy civilian casualties and human rights violations.

At our meeting today we discussed the important initiatives such as the African Union roadmap as well as the Turkish ideas for an early solution of the crisis.

Our meeting today has been very important in outlining the next steps. Of course we agreed to adopt a unified approach to finding a lasting solution to the crisis in Libya. The organizations offer their full support to the efforts of my Special Envoy, Mr. Abdul Ilah al-Khatib. He will be returning to Libya soon to continue his engagement with both parties.

Second, we reiterate our call for an immediate verifiable ceasefire, withdrawal of forces laying siege to cities, the protection of the civilian population and for respect for the arms embargo as called for in Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973.

Third, we stressed the need for freedom of movement and safe passage for those trapped by fighting and for unrestricted access by humanitarian agencies.

The humanitarian situation is particularly grave in Misrata, Brega and Zintan where people face critical shortages of medicines, water, food and other essentials.

We are also deeply concerned with the fate of third country nationals, migrants and refugees who are trapped in areas of fighting. As the fighting rages, the situation will only get worse and the more distant a political solution.

We call for an inclusive political process through which the Libyan people can choose their own future. That process should also meet the legitimate demands and aspirations of the Libyan people for democracy, freedom, the rule of law and socio-economic development.

The world must not waver. The Libyan people deserve no less.

I thank the leaders here for coming together in common cause for peace and for the people of Libya.

Thank you very much and Shukran Gazilan.