15 Libyan figures visit Algeria for reconciliation between the brothers and opponents
Ramtane Laamamra, Algeria's foreign minister. Photo: archive
Algeria embraces, here on the first official meeting of the main political figures in Libya, as part of efforts of the international community to overcome the obstacles between the conflicting parties to reach a solution to the crisis in this country, which is heading toward civil war.
Foreign Minister, Ramtane Laamamra, revealed that 15 prominent political figures, heads of political parties and senior activists in Libya, confirmed their participation in the meeting of the dialogue.
Laamamra, told APS; “Nearly 15 commanders, senior politicians, heads of political parties, and senior activists who are known in Libya, will participate in Algiers meeting, and next stages will be determined in view of the results of this meeting”, without revealing the names of the participants.
“We hope Algeria meeting with Algeria will be a collective gift for our brothers in Libya, towards an agreement and a national consensus on the formation of a national consensus government, and security agreements that allow the country to evolve and move forward toward the constitution and organize elections in an atmosphere of calm and tranquility, security and stability. Choice of Algeria for a meeting on Tuesday came as a decision of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. Libyans will come to Algeria, and they are welcome to their country, whatever their conversations will took time and whatever their stay. We are optimistic reasonably, and we work to achieve a successful dialogue between the Libyan brothers to settle the crisis in Libya.”
“Algeria and at the request of the Libyans themselves, received in secret in Algiers over the past few months at least 200 Libyan figures”, without revealing their names or the results of their meetings.
Libyan dialogue sessions started from Morocco, last Thursday, between each of the UN Secretary-General Special Representative to Libya, Bernardino Leon, and the National General Conference, which office is located in Tripoli, and the House of Representatives in Tobrouk, which ruled for dissolving the Supreme Court in Tripoli.
Dialogue also includes interrupters of the House of Representatives in Tobrouk, and interrupters of the National General Conference, in addition to figures of the Libyan civil society.
Two governments are fighting in Libya to reach power, the government of Abdullah Thani (recognized by international institutions) and which belong to the House of Representatives in Tobrouk, and which order dissolving the Supreme Court in Tripoli, and the government of Omar Hassi, which is emanating from the General National Conference (outgoing and reconvened), which is based in Tripoli.