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Libyan Political Dialogue Forum concludes the hearings of candidates for position of prime minister.
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Geneva, 3 February, 2021 (Lana) - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum concluded this evening, in Geneva, the hearings of the 21 candidates for the position of prime minister. The head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Stephanie Williams, expressed her appreciation for the level of commitment and patience shown by the forum members in listening to the applicants who presented their programmes and plans that they would implement if chosen to head the. ... Read more
UNSMIL announces lists of candidates for Presidential Council and position of Prime Minister.
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Tripoli, 31 January, 2021 (Lana) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya announced Saturday, the list of candidates for the Presidential Council and the position of Prime Minister. In a statement posted on its website UNSMIL said after the week-long deadline of receiving nominations for executive authority positions, which ended on January 28, it announces the list of candidates for the Presidential Council and the position of Prime Minister, as shown below in... Read more
Stefane Dujarric: Libyan Political Dialogue Forum will take place in Switzerland early February.
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New York, 31January, 2021 (Lana) - United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirmed, Saturday, that the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum will be held in Switzerland early February, expecting that the voting will be held for the positions in the Presidential Council, consisting of 3 members, and the position of Prime Minister, in line with the roadmap adopted by the Forum in Tunis in mid-November. Dujarric said in press statements today that the primary task of the interim executive authority will be to lead Libya to the... Read more
Libya's Permanent Representative to United Nations calls on Security Council to issue a resolution consolidating ceasefire
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New York, 29 January, 2021 (Lana) - Libya's permanent representative to the United Nations, Taher Al-Sunni, called for a Security Council resolution consolidating the ceasefire, supporting the political track, holding the spoilers accountable, and supporting the holding of elections on the set date. In his speech before the Security Council during its session devoted to discussing the situation in Libya, Thursday, Al-Sunni welcomed the recent change of positions of several... Read more
Libya's representative to United Nations: Libya is too big to be reduced to mere mechanisms for choosing positions and voting percentages.
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New York, 29 January 2021 (Lana) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher Al-Sunni, reaffirmed full support for the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunisia and other dialogues, despite reservations from some quarters. In his speech before the Security Council during its session devoted to discussing the situation in Libya Thursday, Al-Sunni called for all of these dialogues to be integrated and not to be contradictory or competitive, and to ensure work... Read more