Cairo- The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Abou Al-Gheit, welcomed the joint statement issued by the Speakers of the House of Representatives and the Supreme Council of State regarding the constitutional document and the road map under Egyptian auspices, following their discussions in Cairo, Thursday, January 5.
Jamal Rushdi, the official spokesman for the Secretary-General, said that the Secretary-General hopes that this political development will entail practical and serious steps leading to the announcement of a clear and specific national road map to complete all necessary procedures to complete the electoral process as the most important demand of the Libyan people, and he also appeals to all Libyan actors to support the current state of consensus in order to secure comprehensive national elections as soon as possible.
The spokesman expressed Abou Al-Gheit’s thanks and appreciation for the efforts of the Arab Republic of Egypt and its sponsorship of the meetings of the committees concerned with the Libyan constitutional process in Egypt over a year and a half, in the manner that enabled the preparation of this document and its referral to the two councils for approval in accordance with their respective systems.
The speaker reaffirmed the League of Arab States’ continuous support for every serious and fair endeavor aimed at reviving vitality and effectiveness in the political process in Libya, ending the long-running transitional stages in the country, establishing a permanent state of stability, and initiating the process of construction, reconstruction and development.
Source: Libyan News Agency