CAIRO - 17 May 2022:Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on Libya Stephanie Williams said she was pleased by the encouraging progress made over the past two days between members of the Joint House of Representatives (HoR) and High State Council (HSC) Committee at their second round of talks in Cairo, Libya Herald reported. She said these have thus far included finding consensus on significant parts of the draft constitution including sections relating to the legislature and judiciary. The UN special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, meanwhile, urged calm and for rival parties to engage in talks to resolve their disputes. The ministry urged all Libyan parties to practice self-restraint, and abstain from taking any steps that would foment violence. Egypt also underscored the inevitability of a dialogue that is aimed at holding presidential and parliamentary elections contemporarily and without delay.

Source: Libya Today May 17, 2022 15:49 UTC