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Following Failure to Reach Agreement on Constitutional Basis, UN Mission Urges Return to Roadmap Spirit to Find Solution to Hold Elections.
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Tripoli, 3 July 2021(Lana) The Assistant Secretary General and Coordinator of UN Support Mission in Libya Raisedon Zenenga has announced that the Libyan National Dialogue Forum ‘LPDF’ has failed to reach agreement on the constitutional basis for holding elections in Libya.‘The key to breaking this deadlock is to return to the spirit of the Roadmap and reach a compromise that secures the political and practical feasibility of national elections on 24 December, he. ... Read more
WHO Team of Experts Call at NDCC Reference Lab.
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Tripoli, 3 July 2021(Lana) A team from the World Health Organisation has visited the reference lab for community health of the National Disease Control Centre, to get a firsthand account of the lab work to detect the CoronaVirus.The team inspected over a week facilities and labs of the Corona combating centre, to boost the national control body, and put in place a program to monitor influenza and acute respiratory illnesses. = ... Read more
French UN Permanent Representative: Libya is France’s Priority during Security Council Chairmanship.
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Paris, 3 July 2021(Lana) France has announced that it intended to concentrate on Middle East issues particularly Libya, Syria, and Yemen during its chairmanship of the UN Security Council in July.This was articulated by French Permanent Representative Nicolas De Rivière at a press conference on Friday. ‘As you know, generally the situation is fragile, either speaking about Libya, Syria, or Yemen or any other region. In July we will focus particularly... Read more
US Ambassador Voices Disappointment for Failure of Geneva Meeting to Reach Key Decisions for Libya’s Future.
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Tripoli, 3 July 2021(Lana) US Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland has expressed discontent and disappointment for failure of the Libyan Dialogue Forum to adopt key decisions concerning Libya’s future.In a direct accusation to some Forum members of attempting to fail the Geneva meeting, the US Ambassador said ‘we have watched the LPDF meetings this week in Geneva closely, including several members who appear to be trying to insert "poison pills" that will ensure elections... Read more
UK Ambassador to Libya in Article: ‘Libyans Were Clear, There Should be no Foreign Military Presence in Their Country.’
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Tripoli, 2 July 2021(Lana) British Ambassador to Libya Nicholas Hopton underscored importance of putting in place the constitutional basis for holding the Libyan elections on Dec. 24, indicating that he will be discussing the issue with a wide range of Libyans groups in the coming weeks.In an article, the Ambassador wrote in ‘Foreign Commonwealth Development Office’, he said ‘progress should be seen in implementing the ceasefire.’ ‘Libyans have been clear... Read more