Heads of two Libyan chambers set to meet in Egypt for talks

Heads of two Libyan chambers set to meet in Egypt for talks

Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh and the pinnacle of the Tripoli-based High Council of State (HCS), Khalid al-Mishri, are set to fulfill in Egypt later this week, a council member stated Wednesday.

“Al-Mishri will head for Cairo today to meet with Saleh,” he instructed Anadolu Agency (AA), requesting anonymity because of restrictions on chatting with the media.

He stated the 2 sides will focus on a bunch of points, together with the constitutional path, the chief authority and sovereign positions.

“The constitutional committee tasked with preparing the constitutional basis will meet in Cairo after (the) al-Mishri-Saleh meeting,” the council member stated.

Earlier this week, the HCS, which acts as a senate, determined to renew dialogue with the Libyan parliament after the meeting retracted a legislation establishing a constitutional courtroom within the jap metropolis of Benghazi.

Oil-rich Libya has remained in turmoil since 2011 when longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi was ousted after 4 many years in energy.

The scenario has worsened since final yr when the Libyan parliament appointed a brand new authorities led by former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha, however the head of the Tripoli-based authorities, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, stated he’ll cede authority solely to a authorities that comes by means of an “elected parliament,” elevating fears that Libya may slip again right into a civil battle.

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