Cairo, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit called on various Libyan parties to uphold the country’s higher interests above any narrow calculations and interests, pointing to the dangerous juncture Libya is going through, and which compels all to show solidarity and cooperation to achieve electoral entitlement as soon as possible, in fulfillment of the will of the Libyan people and maintaining the unity and sovereignty of the country.
In a statement today, Abul Gheit urged the parties concerned to adopt dialogue as the only way to resolve the dispute, and to shun of violence, and use of arms, explaining that maintaining the stability of the situation is necessary to enable Libyans to express their will freely through the electoral process.
The Secretary-General of the Arab League stressed importance of having a national consensus on the legal and procedural rules of the elections, thereby respecting their results and adhering to them. ” “The international will, as has been expressed in more than one forum in recent months, underscores the centrality of holding presidential and parliamentary elections and ending the foreign military presence in all its forms, as a necessity for Libya’s stability away from the effects of the recent civil war,” he said.
Source: Libyan News Agency