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