Fathi Pashagha to the British House of Commons: The Libyan people are not happy with the situation in the country.

  Sirte, 12 July 2022 (Lana) Libya continues to suffer from chaos after more than a decade of revolution, despite all the determined efforts of the United Nations and the international community to improve the situation inside the country, the head of government assigned by the House of Representatives, Fathi Pashagha, said.

Speaking at a discussion with the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Pashagha said food and medicine prices had risen at an all-time high and the electricity crisis had worsened as Libyan students spent the entire academic year without books.

"We have seen the return of political and institutional division, the rise of hate speech and incitement to violence; the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for last December have been thwarted, and Libya has become a battleground for international settling," Pashagha said.

He added that the Libyan people are not satisfied with this unfortunate situation, and the evidenced was manifested by the demonstrations and protests that have taken place in the country over the past few weeks in all regions, the largest of which was in the capital Tripoli.

Pashaga confirmed that over the past few months, he has formed a government to lead the country into elections, adding that he has drawn up the road map for recovery in which he explained how he will work to achieve this, and how he intends to address the many problems facing Libya today, including the presence of foreign fighters and mercenaries inside the country illegally.

 "Libya today is only able to do all this with the support of the international community, Pashagha said, expressing hope that the UK will play the most prominent role, adding that he is accepted by many Arab and European countries.

Pashagha said his government will work to provide investment and reconstruction opportunities and is ready to cooperate and work with the UK on it, and on the energy security agreement and transit trade, and to help reduce the flow of illegal migration crossing into southern Europe via Libya. He stressed the need to work with the Allies to make Libya the regional bulwark against terrorism, and that more importantly, mercenaries and foreign forces in Libya illegally should be removed.

Pashagha said he looked forward to discussing a number of issues with the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, including the UN Secretary General spokesman's statement on the expiry of the map and Stephanie Williams' statement on the lack of an election plan and the five countries' statement that there should be a government agreed by the House of Representatives and the High Council of State and other important issues.

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