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U.S. Ambassador to Libya: All Libyans, including people with disabilities, must participate in the December 24th elections.
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Washington, 4 December 2021 (Lana) 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. ... Read more
Italian foreign minister expresses his conviction that the element of inclusiveness is a success factor for the Libyan elections.
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Rome, 4 December 2021 (Lana) 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... Read more
Military Commission (5+5) Discusses in Ankara plan to withdraw mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya.
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Ankara, 4 December 2021 (Lana) - Members of the Joint Military Commission (5+5) met in the Turkish capital Ankara on Friday with officials of the Turkish Defense Ministry. The meeting was attended by representatives of the United Nations Support Mission to Libya. The Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement published on its website that a briefing was provided on an action plan approved by the commission in Geneva on October 8th, which includes gradual removal of... Read more
The Interior Ministry Considers security arrangements to open the Korean Embassy in Tripoli.
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Tripoli, 3 December 2021 (Lana) The Director of the Department of Relations and Cooperation of the Ministry of Interior, Brigadier Salaheddine Ben Suleiman met Thursday with the South Korean Ambassador to Libya. The meeting was attended by the Head of International Cooperation in the Administration.The Communication Office of the Ministry of Interior said the meeting was an extension of a previous meeting, to discuss security arrangements for reopening of the Korean Embassy in. ... Read more
UN mission refutes alleged circulated correspondence between Kupis and Guterres in which he reportedly opposed Al Dbeiba candidacy to elections, describing it as a forgery and a childish attempt to mislead public opinion.
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Tripoli, 3 December 2021 (Lana) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has refuted what it said a false letter alleging that Special Envoy Kupis had addressed UN Secretary-General Guterres on November 10, expressing his opposition and concern about possible participation of the Head of the Government Al Dbeiba in the upcoming presidential elections, and that according to information available to the mission staff, was actively using the resources of the transitional government to prepare the basis for his... Read more
