Heads of Libyan delegations at Hurghada meetings thank President Sisi for supporting Libya's stability

CAIRO - 9 February 2020: During the third constitutional track meetings on Tuesday, the heads of Libyan delegations thanked President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and the Egyptian government for their support, noting that Egypt only aims to stabilize Libya. The meetings will conclude on February 11.

Chairman of Libya's High National Election Commission, Emad al-Sayeh, confirmed the commission's readiness to hold the referendum on the Libyan constitution.

The new UN envoy to Libya, Ján Kubiš, addressed the delegations of Parliament and the High Council of State participating in the third constitutional track meetings in Hurghada, in his first appearance after taking office, as he stressed the importance of achieving positive results to positively influence the political and military tracks.

Egypt has hosted several meetings in Cairo and Hurghada over the past few months, as part of its efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis. Egypt is adopting a strategy of opening up to all Libyan parties supporting a political solution.

Egypt earlier announced an initiative, dubbed the Cairo Declaration, which posits a Libyan-Libyan resolution as a basis for resolving the country’s conflict, drawing on earlier international efforts, including the Berlin conference.

On September 22, Egyptian President Sisi addressed several ongoing topics during the speech he gave at the United Nations’ 75th General Assembly, which was held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.

President Sisi said that his country is committed to a political solution for the current crisis in Libya based on the Skhirat agreement, the Berlin conference and Cairo Declaration, which set a schedule for establishing a consensual government.

Libya has been in chaos ever since the 2011 overthrow and killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed uprising, with warring rival administrations battling for power. Since the downfall of Kadhafi, Libya has become a key route for irregular migration from Africa into Europe, across the Mediterranean Sea.