The United States Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, met on Friday with Chairman of the High National Election Commission (HNEC) Imad al-Sayeh to discuss American support for the upcoming general elections on December 24.
The leader of Libya’s Presidential Council arrived today in Tobruk, which will be the starting point of a tour across other cities based in the country’s eastern region of Cyrenaica, the council announced.
The purpose of today’s visit to Turkey by Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush is to try to “smooth the corners” with the Turks regarding the withdrawal of their forces ahead of upcoming ‘Libya Stability’ conference on October 21 which is hosted by Tripoli, Italian news agency Nova reports.
Member of the Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC), Lieutenant-General Marja’ al-Amami, said the Committee, accompanied by a delegation from the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), will visit the countries involved in the Libyan crisis to discuss the mechanism of withdrawing their forces from the country.
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Libya’s Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush will arrive in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday, October 14, according to the Turkish foreign ministry.