Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit held talks in Cairo on Saturday with United Nations special envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame.
The officials discussed efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis and reach a comprehensive settlement that would lead to holding presidential and parliamentary elections that meet the aspirations of the people.
Arab League spokesman Mahmoud Afifi said that Abul Gheit and Salame agreed on the importance of maintaining trust-building efforts between the rival Libyan powers and encouraging them to overcome their disputes.
These efforts must be in line with the 2015 Shkirat agreement, preserve the unity of the Libyan state and lead to the unification of its institutions, he added.
Abul Gheit renewed the Arab League’s support to the UN work plan and political course that are sponsored by Salame and aim to reach a Libyan settlement that would end the division in the country.
The settlement should be crowned with presidential and parliamentary elections that are based on sound constitutional foundations and whose results are accepted by all concerned sides, he stressed according to Afifi.
Moreover, Abul Gheit underlined the need to reach a radical, comprehensive and permanent solution to the proliferation of militias that operate outside the authority of the state and that threaten Libya’s security and sovereignty.
Abul Gheit and Salame agreed to maintain cooperation and coordination on Libya, added Afifi.
