Workers at Libyan oil and gas sector expressed their dissatisfaction and complete rejection of statements of US ambassador Richard Norland and UN advisor Stephanie Williams and “their blatant interference in the management of the oil sector in Libya,” pointing out that this is considered a violation of the state’s sovereignty and independence.
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U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland met in Brazzaville with Congolese President Sassou N’Guesso, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya “to reaffirm U.S. support of the AU Agenda”, according to U.S. Embassy in Libya.
U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, said Thursday his country “is following with deep concern developments surrounding the National Oil Corporation (NOC), which is vital to Libya’s stability and prosperity, and has remained politically independent and technically competent under the leadership of Mustafa Sanalla.”
U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland said he received a call from the Libyan Presidential Council’s President Mohamed al-Menfi Saturday evening and “used the opportunity to convey deep U.S. concern about the political, economic and financial stalemate that resulted in scenes of turmoil such as those we saw Friday across the country.”
U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland was in Tripoli June 28-29 for meetings with a focus on “U.S. support for moving beyond the transitional phase in Libya to an elected, unified government,” according to US Embassy in Libya.
France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States has welcomed “the progress made in the talks between the Joint Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) and High Council of State (HCS) in Cairo facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL),” according to the US Department of State.
U.S. Ambassador and special Envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, said perpetrators of the armed clashes that erupted in Tripoli on Friday will pay a price with the Libyan people and the international community.
Oil prices sank on Friday, after U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected and China imposed new COVID-19 lockdown measures.
U.S. Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, has congratulated a group of 20 Libyan Customs, Passport, and Counter-terrorism officers in Tunis for a Smuggling Interdiction training through the Embassy’s Export Control and Border Security program.
U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, spoke with the outgoing Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, by phone on Tuesday “to discuss maintaining stability and calm in Libya,” according to U.S. Embassy.