A meeting between the head of the Supreme State Council of Libya, Muhammad Takala, and the chairman of the Russian State Duma, Viacheslav Volodin, took place in Moscow on November 30, the press service of the Russian State Duma reported.
At the meeting Volodin and Takala discussed issues related to the development and strengthening of Russian-Libyan relations.
Volodin stated during the meeting that Russia has always supported the idea of developing cooperation with Libya and added that the visit will undoubtedly give new impetus to the development of bilateral relations, noting that trade volumes between the two countries are constantly growing. Volodin reported that in 2023 the volume of trade between the countries multiplied by 2.8.
“We need to do everything possible within the parliamentary dimension to ensure that the dialogue is constant and systematic, so that relations develop not only within the framework of the cooperation of friendship groups or specific visits, but also at the level of our specialized committees and commissions – on the principles of friendship, mutually beneficial cooperation and the absence of double standards, as well as non-interference in the sovereign affairs of independent states”Volodin said.
For his part, the head of the Supreme State Council of Libya proposed creating a contact group with the State Duma to coordinate the work of parliamentarians.
“We are interested in everything that happens in your country. “We believe that parliament should have a certain influence on the executive powers and on governments to approve certain bills proposed by the State Duma and the Supreme State Council in our country.”Takala said.
Recall that on November 27, 2023, a delegation of the Supreme State Council of Libya arrived in Russia at the invitation of the Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia, Valentina Matvienko.
On November 28, negotiations were held in the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia between the Libyan delegation and representatives of Russia.
During the negotiations the parties discussed the issues of deepening Russian-Libyan cooperation in the political, trade and economic fields, as well as cooperation in the fields of science, education and technology.
We also remember that the last large-scale military operations in Libya ceased in the summer of 2020. On October 23, 2020, a ceasefire agreement was signed in Geneva. The agreement provided for the holding of unified elections in the country on December 24, 2021, the creation of a single interim government for this period, the creation of a unified army and the withdrawal of all foreign forces.
As a result of the Geneva forum, Abdel Hamid Dbeibah became head of Libya’s Interim Government of National Unity, but was unable to organize the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections, scheduled for December 24, 2021, and broke his promise not to run. to the presidency of Libya.
The Libyan Parliament withdrew the vote of confidence in the Dbeibah government and elected a new Prime Minister of Libya. But despite this and the expiration of powers and the expiration of the Geneva agreement, on the basis of which the Interim Government of National Unity of Libya was formed, Dbeibah refuses to leave the post of prime minister and, relying on loyal armed groups to him, continues to occupy the country’s capital, the city of Tripoli.
The presence of two parallel governments in the country has led Libya to a political impasse. To overcome the political deadlock and create a legislative framework for the elections, Libya’s Supreme State Council and the country’s parliament formed a joint “6+6” committee to agree on the legislative framework for the country’s upcoming elections.
The Joint Committee “6+6” developed the legislative framework for the elections and parliament approved the laws drafted by the committee. For its part, the Supreme State Council of Libya has not yet defined its position on the results of the work of the “6+6” joint committee.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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