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GNC-appointed Dialogue Team Meets Italian Embassy Charge D'affaire.
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Tripoli, 15 January 2015(Lana) The team appointed by the General National Congress to follow up the UN-sponsored Geneva dialogue met in Tripoli on Wednesday the Charge D'affaire of the Italian embassy. The GNC Second Deputy President Saleh Al Makhzoum, a member of the committee said 'the meeting came as part of the attention Italy attaches to the issue of making the dialogue between Libyan parties a success, noting that they have explained their position vis avis this issue. Al Makhzoum told the Italian Charge D'affaire that GNC was adamant that dialogue should be conduct... Read more
GNC Finance Committee Discusses State Financial Situation and Impact on Goods and Services Tripoli, 15 January 2015(Lana) The General National Congress Fiscal Committee on Wednesday reviews the state financial situation and its impact on the a
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The committee decided at the ordinary meeting it held at the GNC headquarters, to invite representatives from the Economy Ministry and the Price Balancing Budget for a meeting on Monday to discuss the issue in detail. =... Read more
Civil society organizations issue statement against Geneva dialogue Tripoli, 14.
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01.2015(Lana) Civil society activists reaffirmed their commitment to the legitimacy upheld by the Libyan judiciary by ruling that those who claim to represent the Libyan people are invalid. CSOs in a statement Wednesday praised the GNC for not participating in the so-called Geneva dialogue and to preserve its right as the only representative of the Libyan people and not to set with those who do not recognize the rule of the Constitutional Chamber and do not use Constitutional declaration as terms of reference. The statement warned that whoever goes to Geneva and takes... Read more
MoLG: Mayors and members of municipal councils not competent to participate in Geneva dialogue Tripoli, 14.
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01.2015 (Lana) Ministry of Local Government of the NSG stressed its compliance with the decision of the GNC about Geneva talks, since it is the supreme authority, and it is the one delegated to represent the Libyan people in the political affair. It pointed out that anyone who takes part in the dialogue, be they mayors or municipal members would only represent themselves. According to the statement released Wednesday by MoLG, it cautioned international organizations and bodies inviting to the dialogue to be mindful of the legal authorities and competence of those invited to... Read more
Turkish Foreign Minister: We look how to bring parties to the conflict in Libya to negotiations.
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Tripoli, 14.01.2015 (Lana) The Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevut Cavusoglu said; his country does not support any party to the conflict in Libya and looks into how to bring these parties to the negotiations table . In a statement to a Turkish satellite channel Cavusoglu said" It is better to look into how to bring all parties to the conflict on one table" He added that his country invited the two parties to the conflict in Libya to Turkey and sent letters to both parties urging them to enforce a ceasefire through the Turkish envoy to Libya. The Turkish Foreign... Read more