Arab League Hosts Trilateral meeting on Libya

The Arab League will host on Tuesday a trilateral meeting chaired by Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit to discuss means of pushing forwards the political settlement of the Libyan crisis.

    Former Tanzanian president and AU High Representative for Libya Jakaya Kikwete, and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler will take part in the meeting.

    Official spokesman for the Secretary-General Mahmoud Afifi said in a statement Monday that the meeting aims at unifying and coordinating the Arab, African and UN efforts to promote a political dialogue between all Libyan parties, and securing the necessary international and regional support to complete the implementation of the benefits provided for by the Libyan political agreement, and succeeding the democratic transition process in the country.

    A joint statement to be issued after meeting will identify ways to upgrade coordination between the Arab League, the African Union and the United Nations on Libya, and will serve as a road map for the three organizations in the next phase to promote efforts to achieve national reconciliation in the country.

Source: QNA