By Reuters
In Summary
- Sassou's spokesman Thierry Moungalla, in a post on Twitter, noted that the two men were meeting to discuss ways to the end the Libyan crisis as well other broader issues affecting the continent, according to a statement attached to the tweet. He did not give any other details about the meeting plans.
Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso plans
to meet with US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss the
ongoing political turmoil crisis in Libya and other African issues,
Sassou's spokesman said on Monday.
Sassou's spokesman Thierry Moungalla, in a post on Twitter,
noted that the two men were meeting to discuss ways to the end the
Libyan crisis as well other broader issues affecting the continent,
according to a statement attached to the tweet. He did not give any
other details about the meeting plans.
Representatives for Trump's team did not immediately respond to a
request for comment seeking to confirm the meeting with the incoming
Republican president, who takes office January 20 and is spending this
week at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Libya is grappling with continuing political turmoil as rival
governments split the nation's East and West, and other armed factions
also compete for power. The United Nations earlier this month also cited
an ongoing human rights crisis affecting migrants there.
Trump, a New York businessman who has never held elected office,
has been holding an ongoing stream of meetings at his property in Palm
Beach as well as Trump Tower in New York City as he prepares to assume
the White House from Democratic US President Barack Obama.
Most of his meetings have centred on possible candidates to serve in his administration, including his Cabinet.
In November, Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
and, according to a report, the two plan to meet again January 27.
Trump has also fielded numerous calls from a number of world
leaders since winning the US presidential election November 8 against
his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton
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