CAIRO, Dec 26 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, stressed yesterday, the importance of intensifying joint efforts to settle the Libyan crisis.
During a phone conversation, both presidents reviewed the current situation in Libya, where Sisi highlighted Egypt’s ongoing efforts to bring the views of the Libyan parties closer, so that Libya can cross the current transitional phase and activate the free will of the Libyan people, in choosing their leaders and representatives, the Egyptian presidency said, in a statement.
According to the statement, Sisi and Putin also stressed the importance of intensifying joint efforts and mutual coordination between their countries, to settle the Libyan crisis and achieve the desired aspirations of the Libyan people for a better future, as well as, combating and undermining armed militias and terrorist organisations and putting an end to illegal foreign interference in Libyan affairs.
The talks between Sisi and Putin came, after the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) of Libya, in coordination with the House of Representatives, proposed on Wednesday, to postpone the first round of voting in the presidential election, to Jan 24, 2022, provided that the House of Representatives takes the necessary measures to lift the state of force majeure that obstructs the electoral process.
More than 2.5 million Libyan voters have received their voter cards from the HNEC, and are expecting to cast their votes to choose a president.
The Libyan parliamentary elections, originally planned to be held on the same day as the presidential poll, have been postponed to Jan, 2022.
The elections are part of a roadmap adopted by the UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Feb, with the aim to bring stability to Libya.
