Tripoli: The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Al-Siddiq Al-Kabir, met last Thursday with the US Special Envoy Richard Norland, the Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Libya, Jeremy Brent, and the Assistant Secretary-General for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the UN mission, Georgette Jagnon. The Central Bank's media office reported that the meeting discussed efforts to reconstruct Derna and the affected areas and cooperation with the United States Agency for Development and the "Bragma" company to raise the competencies of the Central Bank's departments. The meeting also discussed monitoring spending and revenues for the year 2023, cooperating with relevant authorities to prepare the 2024 budget, addressing fuel subsidies, rationalizing spending, and continuing transparency and disclosure efforts, according to the media office. Source: Libyan News Agency Damascus, First Lady Mrs. Asma al-Assad received Syrian excellent students of the secondary certificate and their families. The First Lady said: 'Syrian society, after thirteen years of war, is still producing and creating excellent persons .'. Mrs. Asma continued: 'This meeting, for me personally and for the Presidency of the Republic, is an essential title, which is excellence and distinction , and the relationship between them, every year we wait for the excellent students so that we can renew communication with distinguished families in society, distinguished because they have defied very difficult circumstances.'. The First Lady added: 'Every one of you today, and every day, is an ambassador for excellence, Hope is in you, your success is the country's success, and your excellence is Syria's one, we are waiting for you again because your distinction is implanted in you, and you cannot do without them no matter the circumstances.'. The excellent students, in turn, stressed that distinction and excelle nce are a responsibility that requires effort in order to ensure their continuity, indicating that ambition should not stop at a specific place, but rather one should always strive for the best. They pointed out that they defied the circumstances of the terrorist war on Syria and the earthquake, and achieved their dream of excellence, which was a response to these difficult challenges, noting that the First Lady's support for those who excelled in all degrees was an important incentive for them to continue the path of excellence. Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
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