Cairo: Egypt’s foreign ministry has urged rival Libyan officials to meet in Cairo to “seize the opportunity of their presence together to resolve issues during this round of talks.”
The ministry said it was aware of the sensitivity and difficulty of the issues, but reaffirmed its belief in the participants’ abilities and commitment to supporting the interests of the Libyan people.
A second round of talks began on Sunday in the presence of all members of the House of Representatives committee, the “High Council of State” and the UN Acting President for Libya, Stephanie Williams, amid high hopes that a solution to the end could be reached. Is. political crisis.
The talks began with a speech by the host nation expressing its support for the constitutional process on which the Libyan people rest their hopes. The ministry said 7 million Libyans were eyeing the talks and hoped that “the outcome of these meetings would extend to the extent of the aspirations of the Libyan people in approving the constitutional framework.”
It also expressed its belief that the efforts of the Joint Committee will put Libya on the path of stability, security and development, emphasizing that Cairo will sponsor Libya’s constitutional track on the basis of its relations and balanced relations with all parties. Will continue
The ministry confirmed that the previous meetings, in Cairo in October 2020 and Hurghada in January and February 2021, and the first round of the current talks on April 13-18, had paved the way for the high-level political consultations held over the past two weeks. ,
It also commended Williams’ efforts, “and the work team of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Libya, to facilitate this meeting, and to support the meeting with the ideas and tools needed to make it more complete.” “
Williams said in the inaugural session: “Time is running out fast and the Libyan people are more concerned than ever for stability.
“As you know, the work of this committee started on 13th April and hence we will complete its work on 28th May i.e. within 45 days.
“My message in everything I do is … After more than a decade of turmoil, the Libyan people are tired of the war and endless competition over Libya’s executive and economic resources, and they want to call their representatives Want to choose so that their long-awaited dreams of stability and prosperity can come true.”
She continued: “A month has passed since our last meeting, and Libya is still at that critical juncture, in addition to moving towards broad, fair, transparent and credible national elections to honor the wishes of 2.8 million There is no solution. Libyan citizens who have registered to vote.”
The first round of consultations concluded last month without any agreement. The supreme state is calling for the creation of a constitutional rule that leads to elections, while parliament is seeking amendments to the “controversial” texts between the two councils to the constitution, according to the 12th Amendment issued two months ago, Provided that it is put up for a referendum in the form of a constitution, on the basis of which parliamentary and presidential elections are held.