On Tuesday, the Deputy Head of the Libyan Presidential Council (PC), Abdullah Al-Lafi announced the launch of the Women’s Forum for National Reconciliation in Tripoli.
In his opening speech, Al-Lafi stressed that the Presidential Council “attaches the highest priority to the national reconciliation file in all its aspects. The Council seeks to secure reconciliation on sound foundations, to ensure the country’s stability, and lead it to elections.”
Al-Lafi indicated that the “Libyans agreed to form a government, but they have failed to hold elections and form a unified political administration for the country.”
He praised the role of Libyan women who are contributing to the success of the reconciliation project. Al-Lafi explained that “since the PC took it upon itself to establish national reconciliation between the Libyan parties; it was keen on its success, as the initiative will pave the way for elections that all Libyans aspire to.”
Notably, the forum was attended by the MP Ayman Saif Al-Nasr, the Presidential Council’s advisor and envoy of the African Union for National Reconciliation, Muhammad Al-Labbad, and member of the Legal Committee for National Reconciliation, Jazia Shuaiter. In addition to a number of women active in the Libyan political arena.
On 9 June, the PC announced the imminent launch of the comprehensive National Reconciliation Project. This is its main objective, as assigned by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). The announcement was made during a meeting between PC Deputy Head, Abdullah Lafi and Paul Soler, the Special Envoy of French President, Emmanuel Macron.
In September, Al-Lafi said that the National Reconciliation project is a necessity for the country’s stabilization, stressing the continuous efforts of the Council to complete this project.
He explained that this project addresses the shortcomings of previous legislation, by “formulating a unified law that allows the country’s leaders to gather and reform the relationship between its people.”