Libyan sides must help peaceful power transition: Pres. Council
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A handout picture released on February 4, 2016 shows a Presidential Council meeting headed by Libyan businessman Fayez al-Sarraj (C) in Tripoli. ©AFP
Libya’s UN-backed Presidential Council has called on all institutions in the crisis-hit country to help facilitate a peaceful transfer of power to the interim unity government it proposed last month.
According to Press TV, in a statement released on Saturday, the Tunis-based council, which is tasked with guiding the nation through a transition to end the political chaos in Libya, further urged the global community to stop dealing with those Libyan parties that seek to hinder the formation of a unity government.
The council urged “all Libyan sovereign and public institutions and the heads of financial bodies to start communicating immediately with the Government of National Accord so as to hand over power in a peaceful and orderly manner.”
Last month, the council nominated the Government of National Accord, also known as the unity government, as part of the Libyan Political Agreement, which was signed in Morocco on 17 December 2015.
However, the recognition of the proposed cabinet has been held up as the eastern House of Representatives (HOR), has so far failed to approve it.
Many hope that Libya’s new administration, if endorsed by the legislature, would end the chaos gripping the oil-rich African state.
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