The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, on Monday met the Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Libyan Affairs, Stephanie Williams.
The pair met to discuss the latest developments in the political process in Libya, and arrangements for upcoming elections.
The meeting reviewed the efforts of the UN mission in coordinating international efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis.
Libya is set to hold the first round of presidential elections on Dec. 24, after years of U.N.-led attempts to usher in a more democratic future and end the country's civil war.
The country plunged into turmoil after a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi, who was later killed. It then became divided between rival governments — one in the east, backed by military commander Khalifa Hifter, and a U.N.-supported administration in the capital Tripoli.
Each side is supported by different militias and foreign powers.
In April 2019, Hifter and his forces, backed by Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, launched an offensive to try and capture Tripoli. His campaign collapsed after Turkey stepped up its military support of the U.N.-supported government with hundreds of troops and thousands of Syrian mercenaries.
The October 2020 cease-fire agreement led to an agreement on a transitional government in early February 2021 and elections scheduled for Dec. 24. Both agreements were overseen by Williams.
AP
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