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US Libya advisor Boulos finds Malta meeting with officials from eastern and western Libya constructive
US President's Arab and African affairs advisor Masad Boulos announced that his talks with senior officials from eastern and western Libya in Malta were constructive. The meeting addressed efforts to unify Libyan state institutions.
US President's Arab and African affairs advisor Masad Boulos announced that the meeting he held in Malta with senior officials from eastern and western Libya took place in a constructive atmosphere.
In a written statement on Wednesday, Boulos said he met with Libyan officials in Malta on Monday. He stated that the meeting aimed to support efforts to unify Libyan state institutions.
Boulos said, "I was pleased to hold a meeting this time in Malta with senior officials from western and eastern Libya," adding, "A unified Libya will be more stable and prosperous, and will become a stronger economic and security partner for the rest of the world, including the US."
While Boulos did not disclose the names of the participants, the Malta-based Times of Malta newspaper reported that the talks were attended by Ibrahim al-Dibeybe, National Security Advisor of the Libyan Government of National Unity, and Saddam Haftar, deputy commander of the eastern Libyan forces. According to the newspaper, the meeting was also attended by Abdussalam al-Zubi, Deputy Defense Minister of the Government of National Unity, and Walid al-Lafi, Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs of the same government.
The conflicting parties in Libya have not yet issued a statement regarding the Malta meeting.
Meanwhile, it is being discussed that the US has an initiative to resolve the Libyan crisis, which Boulos mentioned days ago. Although Boulos did not go into details of the initiative, according to circulating information, the plan envisages the merger of the Government of National Unity headed by Abdulhamid Dbeibeh and the government of Osama Hammad, appointed by the Tobruk-based House of Representatives, into a single government under Dbeibeh's leadership, and the formation of a new presidential council headed by Saddam Haftar.
Libya currently has two rival administrations: the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity in the west controls the western regions, while the Benghazi-based government in the east, appointed by the House of Representatives since early 2022, governs the eastern regions and most cities in the south.
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya has been working for years to lead the country to elections. Libyans hope that the anticipated elections will end political and armed conflicts and bring an end to the transitional periods that have continued since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011.
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