Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted that Egypt attaches great importance to the exit of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, repeating his warning of the threat posed by their continued presence to the country’s sovereignty and national unity and the security and stability of its neighboring countries and the region at large.
This came during a session of talks he held on Saturday 30/10/2021 with United Nations Special Envoy for Libya Ján Kubiš on the latest developments in the north African Arab country.
The meeting took up as well Egypt’s non-stop efforts to move forward on the various tracks of the Libyan file to realize an all-out political settlement for its decade-long crisis, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez.
“All forms of foreign existence on Libyan territories must be brought to an end,” Shoukry said, noting that “no exceptions should be allowed”.
He also called for taking “stricter action against all parties violating an international arms embargo on Libya”.
Talks between the two sides tackled holding the Libyan parliamentary and presidential elections on time on December 24 in accordance with a Libyan political roadmap and relevant UN resolutions, the spokesman said, noting that Shoukry cautioned of the serious implications of failing to deliver on political commitments and their negative impact on Libya’s security and stability.
For his part, the UN envoy posted Shoukry on the outcome of his recent contacts with all the parties concerned with the Libyan situation and expressed his appreciation of Egypt’s efforts to consolidate the country’s stability and support the legitimate aspirations of its people.
Source: State Information Service Egypt