The U.S. Ambassador to Libya says that the floods that devastated a Libyan coastal city last month have spurred efforts to unify the oil rich country through elections
The U.S. Ambassador to Libya said Thursday that the deadly floods that devastated a Libyan coastal city last month have spurred new efforts to unify the oil rich country. During an online news conference, Richard Norland insisted that the tragedy, which killed thousands of people in the eastern city of Derna, has added urgency to 'unify the country’s institutions' following a decade of conflict and division.
To make elections possible, Norland said both governments must agree on a series of electoral laws and the formation of caretaker government that would oversee the vote. The ambassador said he and Gen. Michael E. Langley, the top U.S. commander for Africa, held several meetings with Libya's leading political figures in the wake of September's floods, including with Gen. Khalifa Hiftar, head of the self-styled Libyan National Army.
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