Cavalry festival kicks off in Tripoli.

Tripoli, 04.05.2015(Lana) Cavalry festival kicked off Thursday in Tripoli. The theme of the festival is "Libyan popular Cavalry gathering" in support of national reconciliation. Over 3000 cavalries from 90 cavalry clubs took part in the event. They are from Ghyrian, Qamata, Misalata, Qasr ben Ghashir, Greater Tripoli, Zelitin, Misrata, Tarhuna, Qarabolli, Khoms, Tajoura, Sidi Al-Saeh, Zawia, Beni walid, Surman, Al-Hararat, Nalut, Yefren, Zentan, Wershefana, Ruhibat, Ejelata, Subrata, E$jdabya, besides cavalries from the south of the country. The opening ceremony was in a form of a nickels comprising cavalries from various parts of the country carrying the national flag. The activities of the ceremony was attended by NSG Deputy Minister of Information, Ali Taher, and a member of National Reconciliation Sheikh Ahmed Al-Basbas, and several civil society organizations as well large number of the public, fans of the cavalry. Mohamed Al-Malti, media official of the organizing committee said the goal of the event is to unify the ranks of all cavalry clubs across Libya and to call for dialogue. In a statement to Lana reporter, he said the idea would be supportive to tracks of dialogue and unify fellow Libyans from east to west and north to the south to be a good starting point for the agonized Libyans. Several cavalries who were not able to make it to the festival due to travel difficulties supported the idea which they viewed as a step in the right direction to build Libya and project an impression to the outside world that Libyans are capable of solving all their differences, he added. The festival included various shows and poems embodying brotherhood, cohesion and harmony among the Libyans. =Lana=