United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Stephanie Williams of the United States as his Special Adviser on Libya, replacing Jan Kubis who resigned a few weeks ago for health reasons.
The Turkey-held talks of the 5+5 Joint Military Committee on the exist of foreign forces had “achieved positive and very encouraging results,” an official of the Libyan National Army (LNA) told the press on Monday.
“‘I believe that the elections in Libya are necessary,” said Josep Borrell, the E.U. Representatives for Foreign Affairs, while speaking yesterday at the conference of Med Dialogues promoted by the Italian foreign ministry in Rome.
Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Committee have met with international monitors who will start their work as soon as a date is set for the exit of foreign forces, a member of the committee told the press on Friday.
Libya’s Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush criticized on Friday a system of deterring migrants from reaching European shores that she argued fails to address the root of the problem and has so far only served the interest of EU states.
U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, called Wednesday on Libyan parties to de-escalate tensions and to respect the electoral process.
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The Libyan ministries of Justice and Interior have stated that they are following up with great concern on what affects the integrity of the electoral process and undermines its security.
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Photos show Colonel Saddam Khalifa Haftar and Commander of 166 Battalion Mohamed al-Hussan on a tour with maintenance engineers at the sites of water tanks of the Man-Made River project (MMR) in al-Shuweirif town, which were secured by the Military Joint Committee in order to ensure the flow of water to all cities.
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Mussa Koni, deputy chairman of the Presidential Council, held talks with the E.U. Ambassador José Sabadell in Tripoli yesterday to specifically discuss steps taken by the EU in the framework of its support for the Libyan elections, including the deployment of European monitors.