Officials of Egypt, Libya Discuss Re-Opening of Embassy, Consulate in Libya

On Wednesday, the head of Egypt's diplomatic mission in Tripoli Tamer Moustafa held a meeting with a number of ministers in the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) to discuss preparations for re-opening the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli and the consulate in Benghazi.

The move affirms Egypt's constant support for Libya's stability, the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Egyptian diplomat's meetings with the Libyan ministers of foreign affairs, planning, oil and gas, housing, labor, and the economy touched on the overall bilateral ties and means to further enhance them.

The two sides also tackled the reconstruction process in Libya and possibilities of benefiting from the Egyptian experience in various fields, given President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi's directives to provide Libya with the needed support in this regard.

Egyptian efforts to support Libya in confronting the coronavirus pandemic and maintaining the airlift launched by Cairo to transfer liquid oxygen to all Libyan areas were also discussed.

Egypt's support for Libya and its readiness to make all possible endeavors to implement the stipulated roadmap was also affirmed during the meetings.

Last April, Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly and the GNU Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbaiba signed 11 MoUs to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries in various fields.

During his visit to Tripoli, Madbouly met with Dbaiba and discussed booting relations between the two countries along with preserving stability and security in Libya.