“Libyan parties need to compromise and agree a pathway to achieve parliamentary and presidential elections,” British Ambassador to the U.N. Barbara Woodward told the Security Council in a Libya briefing on Monday.
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The United Nations’ priority in Libya remains to facilitate a return to the electoral process, affirmed Assistant to Secretary-General for Africa Martha Pobee in a briefing before the Security Council on Monday.
“All actions that could lead to instability and violence should be avoided,” Italy’s Special Envoy to Libya, Nicola Orlando, told Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha during a”constructive call” on Monday evening.
Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh discussed on Monday the 2022 budget for the government of Fathi Bashagha with the latter’s deputy, Ali Al-Qatrani.
Russia has welcomed on Monday an initiative by the African Union to organize a conference for Libya’s national reconciliation “in the near future.
Armed groups loyal to Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh have 12 hours to leave Tripoli’s International Airport as per the orders of the Turkish military mission present in the capital, a source close to the leader of the Turkish mission tells The Libya Update.
The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Sunday that 168 people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 40 percent of the infection rate.
Chairman of the Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, was briefed on Monday by Lieutenant-General Muhammad Al-Haddad on the security situation in the capital following three days of clashes between armed groups, according to a statement by the council.
Italian Ambassador to Libya, Giuseppe Buccino, had a word of warning to Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh during a meeting in Tripoli as he alerted that the status quo in Libya is “untenable”.
The Japanese embassy is to resume its work from Tripoli soon. The revelation came during yesterday’s meeting between Libya’s Foreign Minister, Najla Mangoush, and the Japanese Chargé d’Affaires, Masaki Amadera in Tripoli.