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Libyan factions’ leaders, namely President of the Libyan parliament Aguila Saleh and President of the Libyan High Council of State Khaled Al-Mishri held talks in Morocco in a bid to relaunch dialogue and find a political solution to end their country’s long-running dispute. The two officials’ meeting in Rabat highlighted Friday by agreement to implement […]
Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh travelled to Turkey Monday to seek rapprochement with Ankara to break the political deadlock in the oil-rich country which currently has two rival governments. The head of the Turkish-Libyan Friendship Group, Ambassador Ahmed Yildiz received Saleh, Al Wasat news website reports. Saleh will meet a number of senior Turkish officials […]
UN Special Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has confirmed that Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) and President of the High Council of State (HCS) had accepted her invitation to meet at UN Office in Geneva on June 28-29 to discuss constitutional framework for Libya elections. “I am pleased to confirm that Speaker of […]
The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representative (HoR), Aguila Saleh, announced Wednesday that he will run for December 24 presidential elections, one day after his ally and controversial military strongman Khalifa Haftar revealed similar plans. The head of the state legislature, based in the eastern city of Tobruk, announced his bid on Dubai-based Al […]
Morocco, which is hosting several Libyan officials this week, has called on the various Libyan parties to engage in the organization of presidential and legislative elections, and to make sure the ballots take place, as convened, on the date initially scheduled, urging the Libyans to unite and rally around the interest of their country. The […]
The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, is expected in Rabat this Thursday on a two-day official visit for consultations with Moroccan officials on the evolution of the Libyan crisis and to coordinate the means likely to enable Libya to overcome the obstacles to the elections scheduled for December 24, 2021 in […]
Morocco plays a central role in the process of resolving the Libyan crisis, said speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives Aguila Saleh, underlining that “the Kingdom supports us daily and is in constant contact with us to achieve this goal.” Aguila Saleh visited Morocco Thursday for the second time in less than a month, […]
Speaker of Libyan Parliament Aguila Saleh said the interim government of technocrates should have representatives from all Libyan regions and work for the best interest of the country. Speaking following talks with Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat Friday, Saleh said the Libyan Parliament will meet in Sirte where security conditions are propitious or […]
Only initiatives emanating from parties to the Libyan conflict can help reach a political solution in line with the spirit of the UN-sponsored Skhirate agreement, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said. Bourita made the statement at two separate news conferences with Speaker of the East-based Libyan pro-Haftar House of Representatives Aguila Saleh, and later with […]