Siala: Solution of Libyan Crisis Will Not But be Political Through Comprehensive Reconciliation.

Tripoli, 8 March 2018(Lana) The GNA Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala has stressed that solution of the crisis in Libya will not but be a political one through comprehensive reconciliation. Speaking at the Arab League Foreign Ministers 149th meeting in Cairo on Wednesday, Siala said the GNA Government has responded positively with all initiatives aimed at resolving the crisis in the country through supporting of all Arab and international efforts aimed at settling the political crisis in Libya. Siala said the Presidency Council welcomes the plan offered by the UN Special Envoy Ghasan Slama to resolve the crisis in Libya by ending the division and building confidence among all parties to the conflict. He noted the steps taken by the GNA including instructing the National Election Commission to start registering voters, indicating that the number of registered voters has now surpassed 2 million. Siala stressed the need for the security agencies to be re-activated under the civilian leadership represented in the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord to restore stability and protect territorial integrity of the country. He called on Arab and neighboring countries to continue to support efforts to stabilize Libya and combat terrorism and illegal migration. He valued Ministers decision to hold the next meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Tripoli. Siala welcomed the outcome of the 4th coordination meeting of Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria which was held in Cairo later in 2017 as part of the Tunisian initiative. He also praised efforts of the quartet committee suggested by the Secretary General. As for the Palestinian issue, Siala reiterated Libya's inalienable position of supporting the right of the Palestinian people to regain their legitimate rights including establishment of their state with Al Quds as its capital. He stressed the need for decisions to be taken to protect Jerusalem on the basis of the Arab Initiative and rejected the moving of the US Embassy to Jerusalem which he said will have grave repercussions on the rights of our Palestinian brothers, let alone its violation of the international law. =Lana=