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A handful of top Arab diplomats met recently in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, which was boycotted by powerful foreign ministers who argued that the mandate of the Tripoli-based government has ended
A handful of top Arab diplomats met recently in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, which was boycotted by powerful foreign ministers who argued that the mandate of the Tripoli-based government has ended.
Only five of the 22- member states of the Arab League including Algeria and Tunisia sent their foreign ministers to the periodic, consultative meeting. Others sent their envoys to the meeting in Tripoli. Egypt boycotted the meeting questioning the legitimacy of Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah’s government after Libya’s east-based parliament appointed a rival premiere last year. Others who did not attend the meeting included Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit also had given a miss to the meeting. As reported by www.trendsnafrica.com, in September, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry withdrew from an Arab League session chaired by Mangoush, protesting her representing Libya at the pan-Arab summit.
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Libya’s current political stalemate stems from the failure to hold elections in December 2021 and Dbeibah’s refusal to step down. In response, the country’s east-based parliament appointed Bashagha, who has sought to install his government in Tripoli for months. This has led to sporadic clashes between supporters of the two governments.
