The Libyan Presidential Council welcomed on Saturday the decision of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to appoint Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily as his new special envoy to Libya, ending a nine-month vacancy.
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The Chairman of the Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, convened on Thursday an extraordinary meeting with outgoing prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and other top security officials amid growing military tensions in Tripoli.
The ongoing political deadlock in Libya was the focus of discussion between Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council,Abdullah Al-Lafi, and British Ambassador to Libya, Caroline Hurndall, who met at the council’s headquarters in Tripoli today.
U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, and Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi spoke on Monday to discuss the council’s efforts to “address the tense political and security situation in Libya,” according to the U.S. Embassy in Libya.
The Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, met on Monday afternoon with a delegation representing the Magarha tribe at the council’s headquarters in Tripoli.
Acting Head of UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Raisedon Zenenga met Libyan Presidential Council (PC) Vice President Abdallah Al Lafi Monday, where they discussed developments in Libya, including efforts to find a pathway to national elections as soon as possible and to resolve the political stalemate.
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.
Deputy President of the Libyan Presidential Council (PC), Abdulla al-Lafi, discussed with the Chargé d’Affairs of the Egyptian Embassy in Libya, Tamer Mustafa, a number of issues of common interest, ways to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries, and the latest developments of the political process in Libya.
Mohamed al-Menfi, chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, arrived in the city of Tawergha on Saturday where he met with social and political leaders in order to promote the council’s national reconciliation project.
Libya’s decade-long transitional period must end with “free and fair” presidential and parliamentary elections, the chairman of the Presidential Council reiterated on Thursday.