Day: December 4, 2021

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Italian foreign minister expresses his conviction that the element of inclusiveness is a success factor for the Libyan elections.

Rome, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio expressed his conviction that the element of inclusiveness is a success factor for the Libyan elections, three weeks before the scheduled elections in Libya.

“The Libyan people want elections, and this is manifested by the number of registered people,” de Mayo was quoted by the Italian news agency AKI as saying in an interview on the sidelines of the Mediterranean Dialogues forum in Rome yesterday. The Libyan people want elections, which is manifested by the number of registered people, and that key to ensure Libya’s democratic transition, and we must support this event, he said.”

The Italian minister stressed that post-election is now being built, through free, transparent and inclusive elections, inclusiveness will be the factor of success of these elections and we must ensure, through the continued diplomatic work of the international community, that the elections can be as inclusive as possible.”

Di Mayo emphasized progress made in recent months in Libya, adding that multilateralism has achieved important results, and Italy has always believed in it, and we are working to have recognized elections, and that must be the goal, and I am full of confidence,” he said.

Source: Libyan News Agency

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GNA Foreign Minister: We need to secure our southern border from immigration.

Tripoli, GNA Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush said that “in order to stop the flow of migration through Libya, we need to secure the southern border of our country.”

“The problem of migrants is very complex, and I tell other countries not to transfer the problem to Libya, and not to point fingers at us as a country that violates human rights,” Al Mangoush said in an online interview with the Mediterranean Dialogues forum in Rome, Italy, on Friday.

“We are tired of talking about superficial solutions only,” she said, adding that “there are also victims among immigrants on the English Channel.” “If other countries, among the most stable in the world, fail to prevent the flow of migrants, how can Libya succeed?” she asked. “Libya is not a final destination for migrants, we are a transit country, and sometimes migrants come from more peaceful countries than our country, however, they know the situation in which they find themselves with us,” she said.

“There has been talk of how much money should be given to Libya to stop irregular migration, but this has not helped in the past, and will not help in the future… Instead, we need to stop migrants on the southern border, out of respect for human rights, Al Mangoush told the Forum. We lack the techniques to control them because of the difficulty of controlling thousands of kilometers in the desert bordering Chad. she added.”

Source: Libyan News Agency

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U.S. Ambassador to Libya: All Libyans, including people with disabilities, must participate in the December 24th elections.

Washington, America has renewed its support for participation of all Libyans, including those with disabilities, in the elections scheduled for December 24.

“The United States is proud to support Libya’s High National Election Commission, and civil society partners to make the upcoming national elections accessible to people with disabilities,” the U.S. Embassy said in a statement on Friday, marking World Disability Day.

Since 2011, US AID has worked with civil society organizations to “support accessibility standards” for elections through activities such as polling station assessments, accessibility checklists, increased awareness, training of polling station workers on the rights of the disabled, it said.

The Embassy added in its statement that the United States will continue to work with the Libyan people to ensure comprehensive participation in the elections.

The embassy’s website also quoted Ambassador Richard Nolarand as saying: “All Libyans, with disabilities or non-disabled, must be able to participate fully in the elections and in economic and social life.”

Source: Libyan News Agency