The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) reiterated its readiness to implement the electoral laws, urging political parties to complete the requirements to hold the elections during the period determined by the constitutional amendment.
In a statement on Monday, the HNEC stressed that it operates independently and does not represent any political authority.
The Commission further lauded the efforts of the Joint 6+6 Committee and urged all parties to work together to hold the long-awaited “historic and fateful” polls.
President of the High Council of StateMohamed Takala held talks in Tripli on Sunday with head of HNEC Imad Al-Sayeh about the challenges that facing the commission and the elections and ways to overcome them.
The officials tackled the position of the High Council of State on the outcomes of the 6+6 Committee talks. The council had committed to the agreements reached in Morocco’s Bouznika and considered any amendment after that to be a violation of the Constitutional Declaration and law.
Takala stressed the need for the Commission to adhere to the Constitutional Declaration and what the parliament and council had agree upon in all impartiality.
Meanwhile, head of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah announced that the Tripoli International Airport would be reopened in mid-2024.
He made his remarks at an aviation seminar organized by the Ministry of Transportation.
Also on Sunday, Dbeibah discussed economic and political cooperation during a meeting with Turkish Ambassador to Libya, Kenan Yilmaz. He thanked Türkiye for its efforts in supporting the Libyans after the devastating floods in the east.
He also met with Italian Ambassador to Libya Gianluca Alberini for talks on bilateral economic cooperation, and the opening of new flight routes between Libya and Italy.
Alberini confirmed that Alitalia will launch its flights toward Tripoli at the end of November.
During the meeting, Dbeibah received an invitation from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to attend the Africa-Italy Conference that will be held in Rome in November.
The meeting also tackled preparations to hold a meeting in Tripoli at the level of the interior ministers of the two countries to discuss the results of the recent meetings in Rome regarding illegal migration.
