Cairo International Airport received, on Thursday, the first flights of Afriqiyah Airways, coming from Libya, after years of suspension.
The Afriqiyah Airways flight left Cairo International Airport within two hours, returning to Libya with a number of passengers on board.
The decision to resume flights came after a visit to Cairo paid by the Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah a few days ago, where a number of agreements were signed between the two countries.
Dbeibah’s Government of National Unity was appointed a few months ago by the UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), ending years of political pision in the country.
The government’s main task is to prepare for the general elections to be held later this year, as approved by the LPDF.
It is worth mentioning that Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stated that the presence of foreign mercenaries and forces in Libya badly affects its national security and that of its neighboring states.
In a virtual meeting on Libya for the African Peace and Security Council, Shoukry said Egypt had warned a year ago of the consequences of the continuation of conflict in Libya and said it could take measures to protect its national security and maintain power balance.
“The international community didn’t take strict measures to end foreign forces and mercenaries’ presence in Libya and this begs for African unified stance to support the role of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission in Libya to help withdraw them. The international community must hold the hindering parties and inpiduals accountable because the continuation of foreign military presence in Libya gives fertile environmental for terrorism and allows terrorists to move in the region, threatening international peace and security.” Shoukry explained.
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