The High Council of State, (Arabic: ‎‎المجلس الأعلى للدولة), also known as the Supreme Council of State, is an advisory body for Libya formed under the terms of the Libyan Political Agreement which was signed on 17 December 2015. The agreement resulted from United Nations supported peace talks and has been unanimously endorsed by the Security Council. The High Council of state is able to advise the interim Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representatives (HoR) and can express a binding opinion on these bodies under certain circumstances. The members of the council will be nominated by the 2014 General National Congress, a body formed from members of the previous General National Congress which served as Libya's legislature between 2012 and 2014. The members of the counc