Day: November 3, 2021

Tripoli, The Central Bank of Libya agreed with the Central Bank of Egypt on a framework for joint cooperation.

This came during an expanded meeting held yesterday, Tuesday, at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Egypt in the capital, Cairo, that included the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, “Seddik al-Kabeer”, advisors and directors of the relevant departments of the bank, with the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, “Gamal Negm” and the governor’s agents and directors of departments in the bank.

The Central Bank of Libya stated in a publication on its official page that the meeting comes in implementation of the Central Bank of Libya’s plan to build capacities, develop performance and transfer successful international expertise and experiences, and culminates in the discussions that took place in September with “Tareq Amer,” Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Glasgow, Scotland, The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdel Hamid Dbaiba, met during his stay in the Scottish capital to participate in the climate conference with the British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa “James Cleverly” and held talks on relations between Libya and Britain.

Minister “Cleverly” tweeted in his account on Twitter, saying: (It is wonderful to meet with the Libyan Prime Minister on the sidelines of the climate conference in Glasgow, where we agreed on the importance of holding credible presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya on the 24th of December, and removing mercenaries and all foreign forces and opportunities New work for the UK and Libya to collaborate in the transition to green energy in Libya.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tobruk, A workshop organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) was held in the hall of the late “Abdul Raziq Zeidan” in the city of Tobruk, in order to train health workers on infection prevention and combating the virus that causes Covid 19.

The workshop targeted a number of doctors and health workers at the Tobruk Medical Center, and two lectures were given during this workshop, on identifying the virus, the epidemiological situation and vaccinations.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tripoli, The two deputies of the Presidential Council, “Moussa Al-Koni” and “Abdullah Al-Lafi”, participated today, Wednesday, in the activities of the National Forum to Support the Elections, which was held under the slogan “We meet on December 24”, in the presence of representatives of the House of Representatives, the state, and heads of state. Parties, political figures, and university professors.

In his speech to the audience, Moussa Al-Koni stressed the need to hold the elections on December 24, in respect of the will of the Libyan people to determine their destiny and to choose an elected president on whom all Libyans agree.

Al-Koni explained in his speech, that we gathered today, the presidency, and representatives of the legislative and executive authorities, assure the Libyans that we bear our responsibility to grant legitimacy to the Libyan citizen, to choose who takes the leadership of the state, through the election boxes, as we are facing a great challenge in a short time to choose the president, and a great risk, It is inevitable, It should have been from last March, after the government gained confidence, so that the candidates present their visions during the next phases.

Al-Koni called for launching electoral campaigns from today, so that the citizen would be aware of them and know who to vote for. He added: “No matter how flawed the electoral law is, elections must be held, and no vote is higher than the vote that will be held on time.”

For his part, “Abdullah Al-Lafi” confirmed that December 24 is a historic day, during which the electoral event, which the Libyans have long been waiting for, will be held to choose their representative.

Al-Lafi stressed the need to overcome all differences for the sake of Libya, and sent a message to politicians and members of the House of Representatives and the state of the need to compromise for the sake of Libya, to reassure the Libyan people that the elections will take place on time.

The representative described the presence of the Presidential Council’s efforts and keenness to conduct the elections on time, in reference to his meetings with the High National Elections Commission over the past months, to make the necessary arrangements to ensure that the elections are held.

And Abdullah Al-Lafi announced the continuation of the Presidential Council’s pledge before the Libyan people, to respect the roadmap emanating from the Forum for Political Dialogue, to assume its responsibilities to hold the elections on time, and for Libya to have a president who maintains the stability of the state and contributes to building and development.

Al-Lafi sent a message to all Libyans, to forget their grudges and differences, and turn to the polls, and he addressed the House of Representatives and the State of the need to assume their responsibilities towards the Libyan people, and to put the interest of the country above all interests, and not let the Libyan people down. Helm the country, and bring it to safety.

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tripoli, The Joint Security Force, headed by the General Directorate of Electricity Protection, began Wednesday, the demolition and removal operations of random buildings located under the 220 kV high-voltage power lines in the Al-Karimiya area.

Ministry of Interior confirmed in a statement that the security campaign is continuing in the capital and its suburbs to inspect the documents of all buildings located under the high voltage line .

Source: Libyan News Agency

Tripoli, The Presidency of the Supreme Council of State held today in Tripoli a dialogue session on the position of the Council on the electoral process and its laws.

The session was attended by the head of the Supreme Council of State, “Khaled Al-Mashri”, the first deputy head of the council, “Masoud Obaid” and the heads of the committees in the council, “Moussa Faraj” and “Bashir Al-Hush”.

During the dialogue, Al-Mashri stressed the importance of holding elections in achieving stability and issuing electoral laws by consensus between the House of Representatives and the state in order to ensure that all parties accept the election outcomes.

He added in his speech at the session that the interference of some foreign countries in putting pressure on the High Electoral Commission to work with certain laws is unacceptable and has been confirmed by the UN mission and UN resolutions.

Source: Libyan News Agency