Official: Libya supports Egyptian initiative to form joint Arab unit against terrorism
The Libyan representative for the Arab League, Ashour Bu-Rashed,
said the Libyan government supports the Egyptian initiative to form a
joint counter-terrorism Arab unit, adding that these forces will help
achieve stability in a region that has been facing unprecedented
challenges. He also expressed appreciation toward the efforts made by
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in this regard.
In remarks to Al-Masry Al-Youm on the sidelines of the
preparatory meetings for the Arab summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Bu-Rashed
expressed his reticence toward any international or Arab military
intervention in his country, adding that the Libyan government seeks to
lift the ban on importing weapons to the official army.
Bu-Rashed added that Libyans are able to fight the armed militias
and that an insistence on banning weapons imports will cause
confrontations and instability to last longer in Libya.
According to Bu-Rashed, Libya will be on top of the list of issues
that will be tackled during the summit, referring to a consensus among
Arab countries on supporting the Libyan army, other than Qatar, which
has reservations about it.
The Libyan official also indicated that the preparatory meetings
mainly focus on the dangers, especially terrorism, that face some Arab
countries like Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya. He will nonetheless call on
Arab countries to look for an urgent solution for the Libyan crisis.
When asked if the Libyan government would allow the Muslim
Brotherhood to take part in the political process, Bu-Rashed said, “We
do not exclude anyone. All groups are allowed to take part on condition
of ceding weapons and violence.”
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