CAIRO - 22 February 2020: Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Agila Saleh, said during his meeting with Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath channel that the interim Libyan government should work from Sirte to avoid armed groups, adding that Tripoli is not safe, unfortunately, due to the presence of militias. "I called on Head of the Libyan Presidency Council, Muhammad al-Manfi, and Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel-Hamid al-Dabaiba, to expedite the removal of the mercenaries," he added. "Reconciliation is obligatory for all Libyans, and the page of the past must be turned… I did not run for the presidency of the Presidency Council. "We respect the will of the people in choosing their representatives in the government and the Presidency Council. Mohammad Younes Menfi became the new president of the presidency council in the unity administration, following the vote held outside Geneva and announced by former United Nations envoy Stephanie Williams.

Source: Libya Today February 23, 2021 12:03 UTC