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Libya's delegate to the United Nations calls for addressing the controversial points in election laws
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New York, October 16, 2023 (LANA) - Libya’s representative to the United Nations, Al-Taher Al-Sunni, called on Monday for the need to address the controversial points in the election laws with a clear mechanism and according to a specific schedule so that the laws are enforceable.In his speech during the UN Security Council session on Libya, Al-Sunni stressed the necessity of creating appropriate conditions for elections and supporting the High National Elections Commission to hold presidential and parliamentary elections as... Read more
Al-Sunni: Freezing Libya’s funds abroad was to protect the wealth of Libyans, not to punish them
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New York, October 16, 2023 (LANA) - Libya’s representative to the United Nations, Al-Tahir Al-Sunni, called on Monday for the management of the Libyan Investment Authority’s assets under freeze through cooperation with the Libya Sanctions Committee.Al-Sunni said in his speech during the UN Security Council session on Libya that managing the Libyan Investment Corporation’s assets will spare the corporation further losses, noting that the decision to freeze Libyan funds abroad in 2011 was intended to protect the wealth of the... Read more
Libya's representative to the United Nations calls on the Security Council to remove the names of individuals from the sanctions list
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New York, October 16, 2023 (LANA) - Libya’s representative to the United Nations, Al-Tahir Al-Sunni, on Monday, called on the UN Security Council to remove the names of several individuals from the list of the Council’s sanctions committee related to Libya and not to politicize this file.Al-Sunni said in his speech during the UN Security Council session on Libya that Libya hopes to build on the positive signs shown by some Security Council countries in dealing with the file and responding to Libya’s repeated requests in this... Read more
Libya's representative to the United Nations condemns the Israeli aggression against Gaza and describes it as genocide
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New York, October 16, 2023 (LANA) - Libya’s representative to the United Nations, Al-Taher Al-Sunni, on Monday condemned the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, describing it as genocide.Al-Sunni said in a speech before the UN Security Council that what civilians are exposed to in Gaza cannot be ignored and the bloodbath there must be stopped.The delegate affirmed Libya's firm and unified position towards the Palestinian issue through the establishment of an independent Palestinian... Read more
The French delegate to the United Nations stresses the necessity of holding presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya as soon as possible.
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New York, October 16, 2023 (LANA) - The French representative to the United Nations, Nicolas de Rivière, stressed the need for presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in Libya as soon as possible. He said in his speech before the UN Security Council session on Libya on Monday that the security situation in Libya is still fragile and the Libyan authorities must provide security for the population.The French delegate expressed his country's support for the work of the United... Read more
