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Norland: Dbeibah and Bashagha are ready to hold dialogues
The US ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, said Thursday that the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, and the Prime Minister-designate from the House of Representatives (HoR), Fathi Bashagha, are ready to enter negotiations to find a political solution to the crisis in the country.
"In communication with the GNU Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, I appreciated his commitment to protect lives as well as his readiness to engage in negotiations to find a political solution”, Norland said.
As part of ongoing consultations with all sides, Norland spoke with HoR-designated PM Fathi Bashagha and commended him on his willingness to deescalate tensions and seek to resolve the current political disagreement through negotiations, not force, the US Embassy tweeted.