(ANSAmed) - CAIRO, AUGUST 27 - President Abdel-Fatah Al-Sisi
is to propose a plan to the UN Security Council to restore
stability to Libya after a summit of border nations was held in
Egypt on Monday.
Libyan media quoted sources from the parliamentary
delegation holding sessions in the eastern city of Tobruk, who
met with Sisi on Tuesday in the Egyptian capital. The Libyan
House of Representatives is a parliamentary body elected in
June but not recognized by Islamist militias, who want the
General National Congress (GNC) reinstated.
Sisi will also address the UN General Assembly, the African
Union, and the Spanish government, which will hold a Friends of
Libya summit on September 17 in Madrid after a previous meeting
in March in Rome.
The ten-point plan drawn up by Cairo calls for a series of
measures ranging from a ceasefire to disarmament of all
militias. However, the Libya Herald reports that the most
controversial is a committee of neighboring countries tasked
with overseeing the transition.
Border nations that met on Monday in Cairo - Egypt, Chad,
Tunisia, Algeria, and Sudan, all of which are concerned that the
instability will spread beyond Libyan borders - have reportedly
agreed to the plan and recognized the full legitimacy of the
parliament elected in June, which was forced to meet in Tobruk
after the Islamist Ansar Al-Sharia and the local 'caliphate'
took control of Benghazi, where it was originally to have been
headquartered.
The Libya Herald reports that the delegates meeting in
Cairo are willing to support foreign intervention if the
situation degenerates further and are preparing a meeting with
the Tobruk parliament.
Egypt's plan calls for an immediate ceasefire and an end to
all military operations to make national reconciliation talks
possible.
All groups are called on to lay down their arms and
recognize the legitimate institutions, beginning with the Torbuk
parliament. The transport of weaponry is also to be tightly
controlled, with only deliveries authorized by the government or
the UN to be allowed.
While rejecting interference into Libyan domestic affairs,
the border nations decided that sanctions should be placed on
groups and individuals that interfere with the democratic
process or that smuggle arms in. (ANSAmed).
