Sawihli meets UNSMIL head and hands over HSC response.

Tripoli, 28 November 2017 (Lana) President of the High State Council, Dr Abdurrahman Al Sawihli discussed Monday with the Head of UNSMIL, Ghassan Salama, development of the UN work plan on Libya and development of negotiation on amendment of the Libyan political accord. Sawihli underlined at the meeting held with Ghassan Salama and his accompanying delegation in Tripoli in the presence of second president, Mohamed Al Meazeb and rapportuer Al-Ejili Abusadail, and head of the committee to amend the political accord, Musa Faraj and other members, the keen interest of the High State Council to go ahead with the political process, and promote negotiations to amend the political accord in such away to create a balance and full partnership with the House of Representatives and to ensure selection of the Presidency Council through full agreement of House of Rereprenetatives and High State Council on equal bases. The UN envoy, Ghassan Salama renewed UN determination to facilitate arriving at a consensus between the House of Representatives and the High State Council on amendment of the political accord without marginalization or exclusion to end divisions and unify institutions and form a strong executive authority that lifts the hardship of the Libyan people. Sawihli handed over to Ghassan Salama the detailed response of the High State Council on the UN amended accord amending articles related to the executive authority including reservations, remarks and proposal of the HSC on amendment of the articles pertaining to the executive authority. =Lana=