Qatari Libyan Official Pushes Tripoli Peace – Doha News
The meeting comes after Libya witnessed its worst clashes in two years between rival factions last month.
Libyan parliamentary speaker Aguila Saleh traveled to Qatar Saturday It is an effort to promote peace in a country hit by crisis after months of political unrest.
Quoting Libyan MP Abdel-Men’em Al-Arfy, Anadolu Agency (AA) Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman Al-Thani reported on Friday that he had invited Saleh to Doha at a meeting in Turkey last month.
“Saleh will try to convey the views of the Libyan parliament and the state,” al-Arfi told Turkish news agency, noting that the visit was aimed at bridging differences between the Libyan side.
The official’s visit comes just days after Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) Sheikh Abdul Hamid Al-Dubeiba visited Qatar, where he met with Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. I have.
according to Qatar news agencyAmir Tamim and Dubeiba discussed the situation in Libya and bilateral relations.
upon TuesdayQatar’s Foreign Minister Sultan Al-Muraiki met with Libyan Foreign Minister Najra El-Manghouti in Cairo on the sidelines of the 158th session of the Council of the Arab League.
The meeting also addressed bilateral cooperation and common concerns.
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The Egyptian ministerial meeting comes a week after Libya witnessed its worst clashes between rival factions in two years.
The stalemate came amid growing tensions between the UN-backed GNU and the newly appointed rival Fatih Bashaga government.
More than 30 people have died in violent clashes that sparked fears of yet another war in Libya reminiscent of the deadly attacks of 2019-2020 by General Khalifa Haftar.
According to the AA, at a recent Arab League meeting, Egypt withdrew in protest at the presence of the Dubeybe government.
“We respect the resignation of the Egyptian foreign minister, but we do not agree with it because it violates the Arab League Charter and UN Security Council resolutions,” Al-Mangoush told reporters in Cairo.
The Dubeybe government was supposed to remain in power until the December 2021 presidential election, but the date has been changed. a few days ahead Elections will be held by the High National Election Commission (HNEC) on 24 January this year.
Bashaga, considered an ally of Haftar, came to power in February after being appointed by the eastern-based House of Representatives. Parliament defended the move, saying Dbeibah’s tenure had expired.
This created a political divide between the two opposing governments, with Dubeibe refusing to resign until elections were held.
Groups affiliated with Haftar also stopped funding the Dbeibah government to put pressure on the GNU.
The three-month blockade was lifted after Dbeibah appointed Haftar ally Farhat Bengdara as chief executive of the state oil company. During the embargo, the Libyan government lost more than $3 billion in her income.
On May 17, Bashaga tried to seize control of Tripoli, but was expelled from the capital within hours after violent clashes.
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