During yesterday’s briefing, the United States Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, said that the United Stated
looks forward to working with the UN and the international community to encourage meaningful economic reforms in order to tackle corruption, increase transparency and accountability, and promote unified institutions that work for the benefit of all Libyans.
“We remain concerned about attacks on vital state infrastructure, and we share the National Oil Corporation’s concern over the oil-and-gas sector shutdown that has deprived the Libyan economy of over $5 billion in revenue,” Norland claimed.
He also urged the GNA to redouble efforts to implement an adequately funded nationwide COVID-19 response that assures those who are most vulnerable and affected that they receive the assistance and supplies they need, while ensuring that basic government functions like the payment of salaries arrive on time.