The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum talks continued for the second day Tuesday in Tunisia's capital to discuss a draft political roadmap for the preparatory phase in Libya.
The discussions, which kicked off Monday under the UN auspices, are expected to conclude on Saturday during which a press conference will be held to announce key agreements reached between Libyan parties.
Various political figures hope the forum will serve as a reference during the upcoming transitional phase. A Libyan committee will be formed and will include five figures of the 75 officials who participated in the forum.
They will be tasked to monitor the outcomes of the Tunis meeting and the implementation of the agreements, as well as take a final decision in case obstacles occurred.
Remarkably, Libyan sources revealed that several figures have been proposed for the prime minister's post. These are led by Libyan Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord Fathi Bashagha, politician Ahmed Maiteeq and Speaker of the east-based Libyan parliament Aguila Saleh.
The draft being discussed includes seven main political issues that set the principles of the national political program, including holding general elections, restructuring the executive authority in Libya to achieve security, ending armed conflicts, unifying state institutions, improving services and economic performance, as well as developing the work of state institutions and attaining comprehensive political reconciliation.
According to Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Abdulrahman al-Asoumi, the LPDF represents a pivotal stage and a major milestone to end years of conflict and meet the aspirations of the Libyan people of comprehensive peace and lasting stability in their country.
Asoumi urged all Libyan parties to actively engage in the dialogue and prioritize the national interest of Libyans to reach a comprehensive political settlement to the crisis.
He stressed that this settlement will support the sovereignty of the Libyan state over its entire territory, preserve its national unity and end all forms of foreign interventions in Libya’s internal affairs.
