The US special envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, has asked a prominent Libyan figure not to run in the upcoming presidential elections in Libya, which are scheduled to be held on December 24, an informed source told The Libya Update.
The American Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, said he met on Monday with Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh, Head of the Government of National Unity (GNU), in order to discuss bilateral relationship and U.S. support to fulfilling the work of the GNU, the budget, and the path to December elections that the Libyan people are counting on, U.S. Embassy in Libya tweeted.
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The American company Infinera and Libya’s Hatif signed a contract on Monday for a project to upgrade Libya’s telecommunications fiber optic network, during a ceremony that took place in Tripoli, according to a statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Libya.
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, held talks on Monday with U.S. Ambassador Richard Norland and representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Tripoli to discuss “economic opportunities for Libyans”, according to a statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Libya.
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, would hold talks tomorrow with the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, as well as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Eric Meyer in Tripoli, local press reported on Sunday.
A very powerful message was delivered in Berlin about the need for elections to proceed on schedule, as outlined by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on December 24, said U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, at the inauguration ceremony of the High National Elections Commission’s (HNEC) media center on July 4th.
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LIBYA – The American Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, said several members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) appear to be trying to insert “poison pills” to ensure elections will not happen.