Egyptian Officials, Libya's GNA Amb. to Cairo Discuss Enhancing Co-op Ties

On Thursday, the Chargé d'Affairs of the Libyan Embassy in Cairo, Tariq Al-Hawaij, held a meeting with Egyptian officials to follow up on what was agreed upon between Egypt and the Government of National Accord (GNA).

A high-level Egyptian delegation visited the Libyan capital of Tripoli, where they held meetings with GNA's senior officials in December 2020. The delegation has included the Deputies of the Egyptian Defence Ministry, Foreign ministry, and the Deputy Head of Egyptian Intelligence. The visit was the first of its kind since 2014 by Egyptian officials to the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

The GNA's Foreign Ministry said in a statement, on Thursday, that the meeting came within the framework of "advancing the Libyan-Egyptian relations and opening wider horizons for them."

"It was agreed to continue holding meetings, respectively, in order to deal with and resolve all outstanding issues between the two brotherly countries," the GNA's statement noted.

Egyptian Foreign Minister's Assistant, Nabil Al-Habashi, stressed, "The depth of the historical relations between the two countries, and the need to work to strengthen, consolidate this relationship in the interest of the two brotherly peoples," according to the statement.