Egypt welcomes outcome of meeting between Libya’s House of Representatives, Higher State Council

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid welcomed the outcome of a meeting between the Libyan House of Representatives and Libya’s Higher Council of State, which was held on Thursday.

The two sides agreed to refer the draft constitutional document for endorsement, with the aim of finalizing the procedures represented in encouraging the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections.

In a press release, Abu Zeid praised the role of the Libyan House of Representatives and the Higher Council of State in carrying out their responsibilities.

The track of the Libyan Constitutional Committee, consisting of the two houses, whose rounds started in Cairo in April 2022 under the auspices of the UN, is the main track that embodies the will of the Libyan people, he added.

The spokesman, meanwhile, voiced hope that the two sides would complete the rest of their tasks in the upcoming period.

Egypt will always support the choices of the Libyan people, and the role of Libyan institutions, in a way that leads to achieving security, stability and unity in Libya, and the exit of all foreign forces, mercenaries and foreign fighters from its lands, he added.

Egypt has been pushing forward efforts of respecting the will of the Libyan people in deciding on their leaders through ballot boxes of the presidential and parliamentary elections at the earliest opportunity, Saleh said.

Egypt has also communicated with politicians, military men and social powers without mediators and paved the way for all meetings with the aim of ending the conflict, Saleh stated.

Thanks to the Egyptian efforts, Saleh said, a great consensus has been achieved between the Libyan House and Higher Council of State, where they agreed on the need for quick end of the constitutional track and for taking all measures required to hold presidential and parliamentary elections.

Libya has been mired in political turmoil as the government of Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, which was formed through a UN process in 2021, has been blamed for not managing to hold the elections as planned in December of that year.

Source: Egypt Today Magazine