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Russia maintains contacts with all leading political forces in Libya and hopes that the postponement of the general elections there, originally planned for December 2021, will not trigger an escalation of military and political tensions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an address to the participants in the 11th Middle East conference of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

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Moscow hopes that Libya’s new cabinet of ministers led by Fathi Bashagha will be able to unify the Libyan society, according to the Monday commentary by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova with regards to the approval of Bashaga as Libya’s new prime minister.

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Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Al-Qatrani postponed his trip to Russia at the request of premier Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Al-Qatrani told Libyan media on Wednesday.

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UN Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, said she met with Sergey Vershinin, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, on Tuesday in Moscow, where they reviewed the situation in Libya and had “in-depth consultations on the challenges facing the electoral process”.

Russian presidential envoy for the Middle East and African countries and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with Libyan Ambassador to Moscow Muhammad al-Maghrawi and stressed the importance of a nationwide consensus in Libya, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday.
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The U.N. Envoy to Libya, Stephanie Williams, is expected to arrive in Moscow on Monday for talks on Libya, according to press reports.

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A high-ranking Libyan delegation is expected to visit Russia Sunday to discuss “important” issues, foremost of which are mercenaries and elections.
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Richard Norland, the U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, met in Tunis today with Russian Chargé d’Affaires Jamshed Boltaev for talks on the Libyan elections, the U.S. Embassy in Libya said.

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UN Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, said she met today in Tunis with the Charge d’Affaires of the Russian Embassy to Libya, where they discussed recent developments in the North African country, emphasizing the need for continuing a fully inclusive political process and preserving the electoral momentum.
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Washington is against allowing Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late leader Muammar Gaddafi, to run for president in the upcoming elections, while Moscow insists on his participation, said Khaled al-Mishri, the chairman of the High Council of State.

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