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The Commander of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, and the US Special Envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, stressed the importance of continuing efforts to prepare the country to hold presidential and parliamentary elections.
Haftar received in his office at the General Command headquarters an American delegation headed by Norland, in the presence of the Charge d’Affaires of the American Embassy in Libya, Jeremy Brent.
The meeting dealt with supporting the efforts made by the United Nations mission in Libya to reach consensual solutions that lead to holding elections.
The General Command statement conveyed the visiting delegation’s praise of the role of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces in achieving security and stability, and the statement stressed the importance of coordination and joint cooperation between the Libyan Armed Forces and the United States to combat terrorism and extremism.
Norland held a series of meetings with political actors in Libya during the past twenty-four hours, and Norland met with the President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, the head of the interim “National Unity” government, Abdel Hamid Al-Dbeibeh, and the head of the Supreme Council of State, Mohamed Takala.
Norland met with the Acting Head of the United Nations Mission in Libya, Stephanie Khoury, and Khoury stated on the “X” platform that the meeting touched on exchanging views on the political situation in Libya.
Khoury indicated agreement with Norland and Brent on the importance of taking a unified international position to overcome the current impasse and facilitate a comprehensive political process led by the Libyans.
Stephanie Khoury conducts a series of meetings with Libyan officials