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Egypt's intelligence chief in Tripoli for Libya unity talks

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Egypt's intelligence chief in Tripoli for Libya unity talks

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Egyptian General Intelligence Service Director Hassan Rashad arrived in Tripoli yesterday for negotiations with the Government of National Unity, as Cairo and Washington push initiatives to resolve Libya's political division, according to Egyptian reports.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Egypt's General Intelligence Service Director Hassan Rashad arrived in Tripoli on Sunday for negotiations with the Government of National Unity (GNU) led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, according to an Egyptian report. The visit is part of intensified diplomatic efforts concerning Libya's political future. The report indicates joint United States-Egyptian initiatives aimed at establishing a unity government between the western-based GNU and eastern authorities aligned with the Libyan National Army (LNA) under Khalifa Haftar. The discussions coincide with a flurry of regional diplomacy in Cairo involving officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Sudan, with Haftar and White House Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos also present in the Egyptian capital. As The Zioneer reported on June 21, Egypt has been expanding its mediating role regionally, hosting the Saudi, Pakistani, and Turkish foreign ministers in Cairo last week for U.S.-Iran mediation talks. The details of the unity framework being discussed remain unconfirmed.

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