Egypt welcomed on Friday the Libyan parliament's approval of the 13th amendment to the Constitutional Declaration of 2011, describing it as an important step to holding parliamentary and presidential elections in the country.

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the amendment marks an important step in fulfilling the necessary frameworks to hold the Libyan presidential and parliamentary elections simultaneously and as soon as possible under the supervision of a neutral executive authority that upholds the supreme interests of the Libyan state.

The statement added that Egypt is looking forward to seeing the Libyan parliament and High Council of State complete their efforts in preparing electoral laws.

The newly amended constitutional declaration includes 34 articles defining the new system of government and the tasks of the elected president and prime minister.

It also defines the powers and tasks of the legislative authority, which the amendment divides into two chambers: a House of Representatives and a National Assembly.