TRIPOLI, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Libyan Presidency Council on Tuesday announced a new plan to resolve the country's current crisis, confirming that urgent consultations will be held with the political parties to achieve a consensus on it.
"The Presidency Council held a number of meetings among its members, who agreed on a general framework for an action plan that addresses the political blockage in the country," the council said in a statement.
Preserving the unity of the country, eliminating the possibility of armed conflict, ending the division, consolidating the state of existing peace, avoiding chaos, limiting foreign interference, and pushing for a national solution are among the main objectives of the plan, the statement said.
"The Vice President of the Presidency Council, Abdullah Allafi, was assigned to conduct urgent consultations with the political parties, in order to achieve consensus on the details of the plan and to turn those details into a roadmap with clear tracks and landmarks, ending the transitional stages through presidential and parliamentary elections within a specific timeframe," it added.
Over the past few days, a number of Libyan cities have been witnessing protests against the current political and economic situation in the country, as the protesters demanded all the existing political bodies resign and hold presidential and parliamentary elections urgently.
Libya has been suffering escalating violence and unrest ever since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011.
Libya is currently divided between a government that was appointed by the House of Representatives in March, and the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity that refuses to hand over office except to an elected government.
Libya failed to hold general elections in December 2021, due to disagreements on the election laws among the Libyan parties. ■