The Security Council will convene Monday, October 24, for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), according to a statement by the council.
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Representatives of western powers as well as Egypt and Turkey will convene a “technical” meeting to discuss the Libyan crisis from October 26th until 28th, Italian news agency Nova reports.
Caroline Hurndall, the U.K. Ambassador in Libya, arrived today in Benghazi where she is scheduled to hold meetings with social and political leaders in the city. The first of her meetings was with Mayor of Benghazi Saqr Imran Bhojwari.
Libya’s Foreign Minister, Najla Mangoush, met today the U.N. Special Envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily in Tripoli where they discussed the latest developments in the country.
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Friday, October 21, to discuss developments in the situation in Libya and to renew the mandate of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), which is due at the end of the month, according to the council’s agenda.
The U.N. Envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, met on Monday with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, in Tobruk to discuss “options to address the political situation”.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias briefed his European counterparts on the agreement between Turkey and the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity on the exploitation of maritime zones and their resources during A meeting the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Monday.
The political solution to the crisis in Libya has “failed” and that is why the Libyan people need to organize protests throughout the country since “an inevitable battle must be fought,” declared Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), on Monday.
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, the outgoing prime minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, was given “clear” message by the United States that his government does not have indefinite legitimacy, said U.S. diplomat.
Turkey anticipates to open its consulate in Benghazi on December 24 if authorities in eastern Libya provides the conditions for that, Turkish ambassador to Libya Kenan Yilmaz told the press on Sunday.