The Tripoli-based Defense Ministry, led by outgoing prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, denied on Sunday reports which claimed the country’s border points with Tunisia have been modified.
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The withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign forces out of Libya “will remain linked to the formation of an elected and representative Libyan government for all Libyans,” U.N. Advisor Stephanie Williams said on Monday.
Migrant-rescue vessel Ocean Viking, operated by SOS Méditerranée, rescued at sea on Sunday night a total of 75 migrants, the passengers of an “overcrowded rubber dinghy in difficulty” off Libya’s coast, bringing to 90 the number of survivors on board, the NGO said in a statement.
A force of the Libyan National Army (LNA) reportedly shut down a conference in the country’s southern region of Fezzan on Monday after the participants called for self-governance in the region.
Libya’s Presidential Council will intervene to determine the legal framework for the country’s electoral process if the leaders of the House of Representatives and High Council of State fail to do so during their upcoming negotiations this week.
The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to convene a meeting on Monday, June 27th, to discuss the situation in Libya.
Former Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadum has been proposed for the post of new UN Special Representative in Libya and head of the U.N. Support Mission in the country, Italian news agency Nova reported.
Prime Minister-designate, Fathi Bashagha, welcomed on Saturday a joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States, “especially the call for a unified Libyan government able to govern and deliver elections across the country,” according to the premier.
Member of the Tripoli-based High Council of State, Belgasim Qziet, said the Libyan government headed by Fathi Bashagha has begun actually moving on international level.
The U.N. Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, met in Oslo today with German diplomat Christian Buck, who could reportedly replace her as head of diplomacy for the United Nations Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).