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Trump advisor Boulos holds constructive meeting in Malta for US Libya plan
US President's advisor Masad Boulos held a meeting with officials from Libya's eastern and western regions in Malta and described the talks as constructive. The meeting aimed to support efforts to unify Libyan state institutions.
Masad Boulos, the US President's advisor for Arab and African affairs, held a meeting with senior officials from Libya's eastern and western regions in Malta and announced that the talks were constructive.
In a written statement on Wednesday, Boulos said he met with Libyan officials in Malta on Monday. He stated that the meeting aimed to support efforts to unify Libyan state institutions.
Boulos said, "I was pleased to hold a meeting with senior officials from western and eastern Libya, this time in Malta," and added, "A unified Libya will be more stable and prosperous, and will become a stronger economic and security partner for the rest of the world, including the US."
While Boulos did not disclose the names of the participants, the Malta-based Times of Malta newspaper reported that the talks were attended by Ibrahim al-Dbeibeh, National Security Advisor of Libya's Government of National Unity, and Saddam Haftar, deputy commander of eastern Libyan forces. According to the newspaper, Deputy Defense Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdussalam al-Zubi and the same government's Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs Walid al-Lafi were also present.
The conflicting parties in Libya have not yet issued a statement regarding the Malta meeting.
There is talk of a US initiative to resolve the Libya crisis that Boulos mentioned days ago. While Boulos did not provide details of the initiative, according to circulating information, the plan envisages the merger of the Government of National Unity headed by Abdulhamid Dbeibeh and the government of Osama Hammad, appointed by the Tobruk-based House of Representatives, into a single government under Dbeibeh's leadership, and the formation of a new presidential council headed by Saddam Haftar.
Libya currently has two rival administrations. In the west, the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity controls the country's western regions, while in the east, the Benghazi-based government, appointed by the House of Representatives since early 2022, governs the eastern regions and most cities in the south.
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya has been working for years to lead the country to elections. Libyans hope that the anticipated elections will end political and armed conflicts and bring an end to the transitional periods that have continued since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011.
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