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Tripoli- The United States envoy to Libya and its ambassador, Richard Norland, announced that his country supports the initiative of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya regarding the constitutional base.
Norland said in a tweet he posted on his Twitter account, Tuesday, that “the initiative is the most important practical step towards the presidential and parliamentary elections that Libyans deserve and are waiting for.”
Source: Libyan News Agency
Tripoli- The US Under Secretary of State for Administrative Affairs “John Bass” announced that his visit today to the Libyan capital, Tripoli, is his first foreign mission since assuming responsibility for the operations of US embassies, which confirms the importance his country attaches to the return of the US embassy to work from Tripoli.
The US Undersecretary of State, “John Bass,” said in an exclusive interview with the Libyan News Agency, which was attended by Ambassador “Richard Norland” and the US Assistant Secretary of Diplomatic Security, “Gentry Smith” – that the return of the US Embassy to work from Tripoli will allow the US ambassador to work directly with the Libyans from the capital instead of being made to travel from Tunisia to Tripoli.
The US official noted that the previous obstacles to the return of the embassy’s work were centered on logistical operations, and we are now in the process of actually returning to work from the Libyan capital in view of the improvement in the security situation, stressing the need to see more continuous improvement in the security situation in general and more stability in Libya.
“John Bass” pointed out that his talks today at the Libyan Foreign Ministry are to convey a message to the national unity government about the importance of moving forward in preparing for the elections, and working with the government to follow up on holding the elections as an important contribution to building long-term stability that can restore the embassy’s work, and it is also important to create a suitable climate, and the right policy is for the return of more foreign embassies to Libya and to push the wheel of economic development.
The US Under Secretary of State for Administrative Affairs, “John Bass,” stressed that his country still believes in the importance of moving forward in the path of elections and will continue to support the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations to find a healthy formula that enables the various entities and authorities in Libya to reach an agreement and move forward.
Bass made it clear to (LANA) that the current impasse is not a solution, as you know more than I do, and therefore the opportunity must be seized at this time to benefit from the international community’s interest in the Libyan issue and to make progress forward.
On the alternative scenarios in the event of not being able to reach specific dates for holding the elections, Bass said that it is important to talk about the approaches that people take to invest in this process and find common areas of consensus, and that what I understood is that there is a great desire for people in this country to be that they have a chance to participate in the elections and choose their future leaders.
On how the United States deals with the Libyan issue in light of the presence of two competing governments, the American official said that our efforts support the efforts of the UN envoy “Williams” in finding the appropriate formula and the right way for elections, because the importance does not lie in what we believe in who should rule Libya, the importance lies in the Libyans deciding It’s through the elections, and I can understand their concern about that.
On the impact of the war in Ukraine on the Libyan issue, Bass said that when we sit with Secretary of State Blinken and senior State Department officials, we talk about the conflict in Ukraine and the broad efforts to mobilize the international community to deal with Putin’s aggression. We are also talking about other pressing issues facing the United States. And our friends and partners around the world. We are also talking about the state of the political blockage in Libya and how the US Ambassador “Norland” and his colleagues are trying to support efforts to end this blockage.
On a question about the position of the United States to put pressure on the external parties interfering in Libya, the American official said, “I believe again that we are willing to help everyone who works to achieve a secure and prosperous future for the Libyan people. , to share with us the belief in this goal.
Source: Libyan News Agency
Tripoli- Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Najla Al-Manqoush, met, Tuesday in the capital, Tripoli, the delegation of the US State Department headed by the Undersecretary for Administrative Affairs, John Bass and the US Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland and the Assistant Minister of Diplomatic Security Gentry Smith.
During this meeting, the American delegation handed the Secretary of State a message from her American counterpart, Anthony Blinken, related to strengthening and expanding relations between the two friendly countries. The meeting focused on reopening the US embassy to begin its work from the capital, Tripoli. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation valued this positive step, which she said was the result of the joint efforts between the two sides in facilitating the movement of citizens in both countries, stressing the ministry’s full readiness to provide all support to the American delegation in order to succeed in its mission.
For its part, the American delegation congratulated the Minister for awarding her the International Women of Courage Award for 2022, stressing the United States’ support for the political track in Libya and the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two friendly countries.
Source: Libyan News Agency
Benghazi- The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Youssef Al-Aqoury, invited Italian companies and experts specialized in the field of city planning to participate in the reconstruction of all Libyan cities.
This came in his speech during his participation in a workshop on “Reconstruction of the Old City of Benghazi” organized by the Benghazi Municipality and the Italian Consulate, with the participation of officials and investors from the public and private sectors, Libyan and international businessmen, and representatives of international organizations, according to what was published by the official spokesman of the House of Representatives “Abdullah Belhaq” on his official Facebook page.
Al-Aqouri said that the stability phase that Libya is witnessing will be very suitable for construction, and infrastructure development in all Libyan cities, and Italy is one of the leading countries in these areas, noting that his participation in the workshop comes to send a message that Libya is recovering and that we welcome everyone to help us build our country.
He also expressed his support for such conferences and forums that aim to benefit from international expertise in the field of city planning, expressing his appreciation for the expertise of Italian specialists and companies in this field.
The workshop, which was held on Monday, included presentations by a number of Italian experts on the reconstruction of the old city in Benghazi and the preservation of the cultural and archaeological heritage in that region.
Source: Libyan News Agency
Tripoli- Mr. Marcelo Nogard, the regional security attaché of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt, praised the level of performance of criminal investigation elements and the extent to which they keep pace with the rapid development worldwide in the field of combating various crimes.
This came during a meeting held by “Nogard” this morning at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Agency with the head of the criminal investigation agency in charge, Brigadier “Mahmoud Daw Al-Hawat”, the deputy head of the agency, Brigadier General “Mohammed Al-Hasnawi” and the director of the Department of Relations and Cooperation at the Ministry of Interior, Brigadier Salah Al-Din bin Suleiman. According to what was published by the Ministry on its official Facebook page.
Marcelo Nogard expressed his country’s readiness to extend bridges of joint cooperation between the two sides in the field of combating crimes of forgery and forgery of official documents and documents, criminal investigations, laboratories, forensic laboratories and many other security fields, in coordination with the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Relations and Cooperation at the Ministry of Interior.
At the end of this meeting, the shield of the Criminal Investigation Agency was presented to Mr. “Nogard” and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Director of the Laboratory and Forensic Evidence Department, Dean “Mounir Al-Marouq”, the Director of the Investigation and Evidence Collection Department, Dean “Salah Al-Hamrouni” and the Bureau of Agency Affairs, Dean “Mustafa Al-Deeb” and the Head of the Relations and Cooperation Office With the device, Colonel Ashraf Abu Shaira.
Source: Libyan News Agency
Tripoli- The US ambassador and special envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, renewed the call for the urgent holding of elections in Libya.
Ambassador Norland said during a press interview conducted by the Libyan News Agency with the US Undersecretary of State for Administrative Affairs, John Bass, in the presence of the US Assistant Secretary of Diplomatic Security, Gentry Smith, “We would be surprised if the elections were not organized urgently, and those who call for postponing it. For a long time they have been wrong, the Libyan people want elections sooner rather than later.
He added, “We strongly support the new initiative by “Stephanie Williams”, with regard to the constitutional base, and there is a lot of alignment around it, and the international community also supports this initiative, and we want the Libyans to join in supporting this process, and we are optimistic that this momentum will be restored to the elections as soon as possible).
On the impact of the repercussions of the war in Ukraine on the Libyan and global oil market, Ambassador Norland said (there is a general awareness that the Libyan energy sector’s contribution to the global oil market is important at this time, and it is also important at this time to ensure that Libyan oil revenues are dealt with in a manner It is correct, and that these revenues go when presenting the general budget to where they should go, and a mechanism must be found to ensure this, and the Libyan parties and the government should adopt this mechanism.
Source: Libyan News Agency