As Reuters reports, negotiations between government officials and Eastern separatists could result tomorrow in a deal that would bring an end to over five months of closed oil ports and loss of billions of dollars in government revenue. However, if the armed protesters are unwilling to compromise and begin illegally selling oil out of Ras Lanuf, Sidra, and Zueitina, then the government may follow through on its past threats to meet such an action with force.It is interesting to note that the self-declared prime minister of a self-appointed autonomous government in the East claims that he will be meeting with a group of government officials directly, while Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan stated that negotiations will not be directly with those responsible but rather through the intermediary of local tribal leaders.
"We will hold talks with a government committee on Saturday," said Abd-Rabbo al-Barassi, prime minister of Jathran's self-declared eastern government."If they agree on our demands, then the ports will reopen on Sunday. If they don't agree, then we'll insist on selling the oil without government coordination," he told Reuters by telephone. He did not say which officials the group would be meeting in the east.
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