Browsing: Benghazi

In a new indication of diminishing chances of new armed clashes between the military parties in eastern and western Libya, and perhaps fading away altogether, the parties’ representatives concluded new agreements in Tripoli, the most prominent of which was the formation of a joint force with various tasks, and opening the door to discussion on demobilizing militia members and integrating them into the ministries of defense and interior, in the presence of representatives of large and powerful armed formations in the Libyan West, for the first time.

Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Georgette Gagnon, held talks with the office staff of International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Benghazi to discuss “IOM’s vital life-saving protection and psychosocial support to vulnerable migrants in host communities,” according to Gagnon.

Benghazi Mayor Saqr Bojwari met Wednesday with the President of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Libya, Debbie Hurst, Vice President, Ahmed Al-Ghazali, and Chairman of Benghazi Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Munim Al-Saiti.