Libya’s Presidential Council and High Council of State leaders discussed a political path to elections and economic stability in Tripoli on Oct. 19, the Presidential Council president’s media office said.
Presidential Council President Mohamed Al-Menfi and Vice President Abdullah Al-Lafi met Mohamed Takala, president of the High Council of State, at the Presidential Council’s headquarters. The media office said their agenda included Libya’s political, economic and security conditions, as well as ways to ease the political deadlock.
The officials favored a settlement shaped by national consensus and broad participation, the office said. It said they wanted Libyans to direct the process, with international actors providing support. The leaders also stressed safeguarding judicial independence, preserving the unity of sovereign institutions and respecting their mandates, according to the account.
Their economic discussions included strengthening financial and economic stability and resolving a unified salary scale in a way that achieves social justice, the media office said.
The meeting’s focus on elections and institutional unity is also reflected in U.N. efforts. In earlier coverage of the Security Council’s renewal of the Libya mission, EconoTimes reported that Resolution 2835 supported efforts to reunite Libya’s judicial, military and security institutions. The earlier report said the resolution urged Libyan parties to meet commitments under the Smaller Convening agreement, which aims to move the country toward free and fair elections within 24 months.
