Algerian minister reiterated support for UN solution in Libya

Algeria’s Minister for Maghreb Affairs, African Union and the Arab League Abdelkader Messahel has reiterated his country’s support for the United Nations peace efforts in Libya, ignoring an agreement signed between the Libyan House of Representatives and the General National Congress earlier on Sunday, Algeria’s APS news agency reported.

Messahel explained that the UN efforts in Libya would guarantee the formation of a national unity government that would face the many political, security and economic challenges and fight terrorism in all its manifestations.

However, a former political adviser to the Libyan salvation government Mohammed Hussein Omar criticised Messahel’s position in remarks to Quds Press, saying they “reflect Algeria’s official support of the UN proposals which aim to fail the Libyan revolution”.

Omar said he believed some Western countries are working to pass the federal solution through the United Nations in order to re-gain control of Libya and its resources.

A roadmap to solving the political crisis in Libya was signed on Sunday in Tunis between the parliament of Tobruk, represented by Fathi Amich, and the General National Congress of Tripoli, represented by President Awadh Abdulsadeq.

The two sides agreed to form a 10-member commission (five from each side) to select a prime minister for a national unity government and two deputies, one from the parliament and one from the council, within two weeks.