Libyan official: UK to reopen embassy in Tripoli
Libyan official: UK to reopen embassy in Tripoli
The UK will reopen their embassy in Tripoli after more than a years closure, according to a Libyan official.
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European diplomats visited Libya last month to support the new unity government [Getty]
The British Ambassador to Libya, Peter Millet has said that the British embassy in Libya’s capital will be re-opened within days, according to a Libyan official.
The deputy head of the Presidential Council, Abdul Salam Kajman, said that the ambassador told him the news over a meeting in Tripoli on Tuesday.
In a post on Facebook, Kajman said that the UK had reiterated its support for the Presidential Council of Libya’s internationally-recognised unity government, and that the government would reopen its embassy in Tripoli within days.
The meeting also included extensive discussions on the fight against terrorism in the country which is currently battling the Islamic State.
The MP also stressed his government’s aim to speed up the arrival of Libyan currency that is printed in the UK. The first batch of banknotes worth one billion Libyan dinars arrived in the country this week.
A number of diplomatic missions and ambassadors are returning to Libya amid growing support for the country's new internationally recognised unity government.
According to the official page of Prime Minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj, Turkey's ambassador to Libya Salem Shahin arrived in Tripoli followed by Morocco's ambassador last month.
The British embassy had suspended operations in the country since August 2014 due to the security situation in Tripoli.
The deputy head of the Presidential Council, Abdul Salam Kajman, said that the ambassador told him the news over a meeting in Tripoli on Tuesday.
In a post on Facebook, Kajman said that the UK had reiterated its support for the Presidential Council of Libya’s internationally-recognised unity government, and that the government would reopen its embassy in Tripoli within days.
The meeting also included extensive discussions on the fight against terrorism in the country which is currently battling the Islamic State.
The MP also stressed his government’s aim to speed up the arrival of Libyan currency that is printed in the UK. The first batch of banknotes worth one billion Libyan dinars arrived in the country this week.
A number of diplomatic missions and ambassadors are returning to Libya amid growing support for the country's new internationally recognised unity government.
According to the official page of Prime Minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj, Turkey's ambassador to Libya Salem Shahin arrived in Tripoli followed by Morocco's ambassador last month.
The British embassy had suspended operations in the country since August 2014 due to the security situation in Tripoli.
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