‘Opening a new chapter’: Syria reopens embassy in Libya after talks
Syrian foreign minister and Libyan PM agree to cooperation committee and reopening of diplomatic missions closed for 14 years. Syria and Libya have agreed to reopen Syria’s embassy in Tripoli, which has been closed for 14 years, and reactivate a committee for coordinating bilateral ties during talks between Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah of Libya’s internationally recognised government and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Syrian foreign minister and Libyan PM agree to cooperation committee and reopening of diplomatic missions closed for 14 years.
- Fact 2: Syria and Libya have agreed to reopen Syria’s embassy in Tripoli, which has been closed for 14 years, and reactivate a committee for coordinating bilateral ties during talks between Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah of Libya’s internationally recognised government and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani.
- Fact 3: Rival Libya factions sign deal to hold national elections within two years Libya factions draft initial election pact amid lingering mistrust Libya has been split since 2014 between the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, led by Dbeibah, and an eastern administration, led by Osama Hammad and backed by renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar.
- Fact 4: ‘A new chapter’ The Syrian embassy in Libya has been closed since 2012 after Libya’s then-Transitional National Council recognised the Syrian opposition and diplomatic relations between the two countries were severed during then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
Syrian foreign minister and Libyan PM agree to cooperation committee and reopening of diplomatic missions closed for 14 years. Syria and Libya have agreed to reopen Syria’s embassy in Tripoli, which has been closed for 14 years, and reactivate a committee for coordinating bilateral ties during talks between Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah of Libya’s internationally recognised government and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani.
Al-Shaibani arrived in Tripoli on Sunday to meet with Libyan officials, according to a statement from Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU). Can international diplomacy find a way forward in Libya? Rival Libya factions sign deal to hold national elections within two years Libya factions draft initial election pact amid lingering mistrust Libya has been split since 2014 between the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, led by Dbeibah, and an eastern administration, led by Osama Hammad and backed by renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar.
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