Forming a new Libyan interim government could disrupt the elections process in Libya, warned Richard Norland, the U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya.
The Libyan Attorney General, Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, visited Rome on the weekend where he met with Italian Supreme Court judge Giovanni Salvi and Attorney General Renato Venechio to discuss judicial cooperation.
The US ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, has condemned the recent attack by ISIS, which took place near Qatrun in southern Libya, during the past two days, describing it as a “terrorist”.
The U.N. Special Envoy to Libya, Stephanie Williams, spoke via phone yesterday with Matlta’s Foreign Minister Evarist Bartolo to discuss the situation in Libya.
The resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is expected to be adopted on Monday, revealed Mona Juul, Norway’s ambassador to the UN.
Fathi Bashagha, a former interior minister and a presidential candidate, has accused the Government of National Unity of obstructing the general elections, which were originally set to take place last month before it got postponed indefinitely.
The ambassadors of the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey and the United Kingdom have expressed their strong support for the efforts of the UN Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams to facilitate early elections.
The Libyan National Army (LNA) criticized Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh for failing to acknowledge the army’s role in the clashes against ISIS in Qatrun.
24 fighters of the terrorist group ISIS have been killed during three-day long clashes with the Libyan National Army (LNA) in the southern Libya town of Qatrun, announced LNA’s spokesman Ahmed Al-Mismari.
Khaled Al-Mishri, Chairman of the High Council of State, held a meeting on Thursday with Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush to discuss to discuss “the latest developments in the political process and the constitutional referendum”, according to a statement by the foreign ministry.