Egypt to Reopen Its Embassy in Tripoli

It is scheduled that an Egyptian delegation will arrive in the Libyan capital on Monday to take part in the resumption of the work of the Egyptian Embassy in Tripoli after a six-year halt, Spokesperson of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Mohammed Kablavi said.

Kablavi added: "The visit will take place as part of coordination maintained between the foreign ministries of the two countries since the first visit of an Egyptian delegation at the end of December last year."

Last December, an Egyptian delegation visited Tripoli and discussed the resumption of the embassy and restoring the Libyan Egyptian relations.

Earlier this month, Mohamed Al-Menfi was elected as the new Head of the Libyan Presidential Council, while Hamid Dabiba was named as Prime Minister. The transitional government will lead the country until national elections scheduled on 24 December 2021.

The interim government must obtain the confidence of Parliament within 21 days, UNSMIL Acting Head, Stephanie Williams has said. The Presidential Council consists of Al-Menfi and three Deputies, namely Musa Al-Koni, Abdallah Hussein Al-Lafi, and Prime Minister Dabiba.