The Minister of Local Government in the Government of National Unity, Badreddine Al-Toumi, discussed with the Minister of State for the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Nils Annen, a set of issues related to political tracks, on top of which are elections.

The meeting touched on discussing the issue of supporting and developing women, and the government’s achievements in this field were reviewed, including the establishment of centers for women’s support and development in a group of municipalities, stressing Al-Toumi that work is underway to create another group of centers in cooperation with the German Cooperation Agency.

The reform measures adopted by the unity government were also discussed, both in terms of transparency and what was adopted from the government procurement platform, as well as its adoption of a government communication methodology, to facilitate communication between citizens and the government.

Al-Toumi stressed that the government is fully prepared to implement the elections according to the correct constitutional foundations, pointing to the success achieved in the municipal elections that were implemented during the last period and are still being implemented in a new group of municipalities.

It was agreed to continue communication to enhance aspects of existing cooperation and open new horizons that allow for an effective partnership. They also assured the gathered parties that bringing about real development through activating stalled projects, launching new projects, and focusing on improving the quality of life of citizens is the basis for achieving stability, to end the transitional stages through implementing Real elections.

The meeting was attended by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Omar Kuti, the Minister’s Adviser for International Cooperation Affairs, Mr. Mohamed Abu Halqa, and the Decentralization File Officer at the German Cooperation Agency (GIZ).