CAIRO, Oct 20 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt hosted a meeting of members of the Libyan parliament, to unite their visions and efforts for the settlement of war-torn Libya’s crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Held at the headquarters of Egypt’s House of Representatives in Cairo, the meeting of Libyan lawmakers is the second hosted by Egypt, after a previous one in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First deputy speaker of Egypt’s parliament, Al-Sayed Mahmoud al-Sherif, stressed in his opening remarks that, “Egypt’s parliament, people and president, support Libya’s campaign to eradicate terrorism and maintain unity and integrity of its territories.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that Egypt rejects all forms of foreign intervention in Libya’s domestic affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For his part, deputy speaker of Libya’s parliament, Fawzi al-Nuwairi, described Libya’s relations with Egypt as “historical.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Libya is going through a crisis,” said the senior Libyan lawmaker, expressing hope in Egypt’s position that supports Libya’s stability and anti-terror war, and tries to bring Libyan visions closer, via national dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the ouster and killing of former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, in 2011, Libyan factions have been engaged in a civil war that escalated in 2014, resulting in splitting power between two rival governments: a UN-backed government in the capital Tripoli, and another in the northeastern city of Tobruk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Libyan MP’s who met in Cairo are from the Tobruk-based parliament, that was elected in 2014, but denied by Tripoli. The parliament that had to move to Tobruk supports self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, led by Khalifa Haftar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Apr, Haftar’s eastern-based forces started a military campaign towards Tripoli, in northwestern Libya, but troops loyal to the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord, managed, so far, to keep them at a distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Egyptian leadership has repeatedly voiced support for Haftar.– NNN-MENA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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