Libya`s Dabiba Holds Consultations to Form His Government

On Friday, the media office of Libya’s newly-elected interim Prime Minister, Abdel-Hamid Dabiba, announced that the latter had begun his consultations with the Libyan parties in order to form the new government.

The media office indicated that Dabiba is committed to the time specified in the road map that was agreed upon in Geneva.

After the formation of Dabiba`s government, it will be presented to Parliament in order to gain confidence, within the framework of the decisions taken in the political dialogue in Geneva.

On Thursday, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar affirmed that LNA supports the peace process in the country and exert great efforts to preserve democracy and the peaceful transfer of powers.

This came during a meeting held by Haftar in his office in Benghazi with the new head of Libyan Presidency Council Mohammad Younes Menfi, who arrived in the city earlier today from Athens.

Haftar expressed the army’s full support for the new Presidential Council and the national unity government, which was formed by the political dialogue to unify institutions and bring the country together to the elections expected next December.

Upon his election, Al-Manfi pledged that the Presidential Council would be representative of all Libyans, without any discrimination or exclusion, stressing his commitment to the election dates in December, and the achievement of national reconciliation.