Malta's embassy in Libya will reopen, and flights to the war-torn North African country will resume, according to visiting Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela.
Malta is the newest European Union member to strengthen relations with Libya, which is attempting to end a decade of instability following a NATO-backed coup in 2011.
"We will reopen our embassy and consulate in Libya in the coming days," Abela said at a news conference in Tripoli alongside Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, the head of the new Government of National Accord (GNU). "Air links will also be restored," Abela added.
No foreign airline currently flies to Libya for security reasons. International flights, to Tunisia, Turkey and Egypt, are operated by Libyan companies, which do not have access to European airspace.
"We will work alongside the prime minister so his country regains its strength," said Abela, pledging to support the new government "in the areas of security".
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