US Chargé d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt has urged Libyan stakeholders to name representatives to participated in the upcoming UN-sponsored conference on political process in the country.
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Political instability in Libya is one of the major drivers of weapons trafficking in northern Nigeria, reports the United States Africa Command.
Jeremy Berndt, the Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Libya, held talks on Wednesday with the World Bank’s Resident Representative for Libya, Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau, on reconstruction needs in Derna and other flood-affected communities two months after the devastating floods that hit eastern Libya on 10 September.
The UN Security Council’s unanimous decision yesterday to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in Libya “demonstrates the international community’s strong support for [UN Envoy] Bathily’s efforts to further an inclusive political process leading to elections and a unified government in Libya,” said US Ambassador Richard Norland.
U.S. President Joe Biden announced today that his country is sending emergency funds to relief organizations in Libya to assist in ongoing humanitarian aid operations in the wake of catastrophic floods that left thousands dead and missing in the eastern part of the country.
The U.S. and France announced on Thursday that they support forming a a unified technocratic government in Libya to hold parliamentary and presidential elections.
The United States welcomed on Sunday the announcement of the reunification of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), which it described as “a step critical to Libya’s economic stability and development.”
US arms manufacturer General Dynamics has its sights on a £9 million property once owned by the Qaddafi family as payment for a weapons deal brokered with Libya, documents show.
Governor of the Libyan Central Bank, Saddiq Al-Kabir, discussed with the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank the challenges facing the financial sector.
Mahamat Idriss Déby, the transitional president of Chad, held talks on Friday with U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, to discuss the situation in Libya in light of recent instability in the region.