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UNSMIL: Meeting of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission in Geneva - 22 October 2020
Arrival of the delegations of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military (JMC) Commission at the United Nations in Geneva, on the fourth day of the fourth round of talks, 22 October 2020.
The meeting is hosted under the guidance of Ms. Stephanie Williams, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (ASRSG) and Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
This round of talks features in-person meetings between the delegations of the two parties to the conflict in Libya, and builds on previous deliberations, including the recommendations that emerged from the meeting held in Hurghada, Egypt, from 28-30 September 2020.
- Exterior wide shot, Palais des Nations flag alley, nations’ flags flying, a cloudy day.
- Exterior close-up, Palais des Nations flag alley, nations’ flags flying.
- Medium shot, first delegation arrival, participants stepping out of a car, wearing masks.
- Medium shot, second delegation arrival, participants stepping out of a car, wearing masks.
- Medium shot, delegation walking in the Palais des Nations hallway, wearing masks.
- Medium shot, participant taking his coat off and sitting down in the meeting room, wearing a mask, Palais des Nations.
- Medium shot, A. Ali Abushahma sitting in the meeting room, preparing his documents, Palais des Nations.
- Wide shot, delegations in the meeting room in line with COVID-19 distancing measures, Palais des Nations
- Medium shot, delegation walking in the Palais des Nations hallway, wearing masks.
- Medium shot, S. Williams sitting in the meeting room, wearing a mask, Palais des Nations.
- Medium shot, A. Ali Abushahma sitting in the meeting room, typing on his phone, wearing a mask, Palais des Nations.
- Wide shot, delegations in the meeting room in line with COVID-19 distancing measures, Palais des Nations
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