GNU Prime Minister Stresses Need for Taking Shots in accordance with administrative and legal procedures.

Tripoli, The Head of Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Al Dbeiba has stressed the need for a mandatory plan for vaccinations against the Coronavirus pandemic, to be submitted through administrative and legal procedures binding for all citizens.

This came during a meeting Al Dbeiba held on Monday at the Cabinet Office in the capital, Tripoli, with the director and deputy director of the National Center for Disease Control NCDC, in the presence of the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, according to Government SMS page.

He also stressed need for an awareness campaign to be accompanying the vaccination, and to address the difficulties faced by citizens to obtain the vaccination.

The Prime Minister called for the issuance of the electronic application and electronic cards for the vaccinated in accordance with international standards, that would help citizens in movement and travel as well as the establishment of a sound electronic database.

Al-Dabaiba stressed the need for attention to be paid to combating other diseases such as “tuberculosis and hepatitis” and other diseases, as they are among the center’s specialties.

For his part, the Director of NCDC said during the meeting that the center would be strict in implementing the vaccination plan, after the arrival of 3 million new doses, which makes it mandatory for all citizens.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Hungary asks European Union to help Libya so that it can combat illegal immigration across its borders.

Luxembourg, Hungary has asked the European Union to help Libya so that it can combat illegal immigration across its borders.

After Hungary Foreign Minister met with Libyan Foreign Minister Najela Al-Mangoush Monday, Hungary asked the European Union to provide assistance to the Libyan authorities in order to be able to combat illegal immigration across its borders.

Hungarian Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto, said after his meeting on Monday in a video clip posted on his official account on Facebook that the European Union should provide assistance to Libya so that it can protect its borders from illegal immigration, stressing that Libya has become a transit country. For tens and hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants heading to Europe,” Hungary Today newspaper reported. The Hungarian head of diplomacy called on the European Union to put in place a serious financial package to strengthen controls along Libya’s southern border. Zijjarto confirmed his country’s support for the upcoming elections in Libya, describing it as an “opportunity for stability and peace.”

The minister also criticized “non-governmental organizations and human rights groups” that are “trying to prevent the Libyan government from combating illegal immigration,” as he put it.

Source: Libyan News Agency