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· Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is presently on a visit to Tripoli. He wanted to support Libya I to facilitate its political transition while the North African country is trying to come out of the decade of chaos and conflict
· Spain also will reopen its embassy in Tripoli which has been shut since 2014.Importantly, many western bloc countries including France and Greece have opened their embassies in Tripoli, which is an indication that the trouble torn country is limping back to normalcy
· Sanchez is accompanied by a high level business delegation to explore possibilities for its role in the re-building the country
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is presently on a visit to Tripoli. He wanted to support Libya I to facilitate its political transition while the North African country is trying to come out of the decade of chaos and conflict.
Spain also will reopen its embassy in Tripoli which has been shut since 2014.Importantly, many western bloc countries including France and Greece have opened their embassies in Tripoli, which is an indication that the trouble torn country is limping back to normalcy. Sanchez is accompanied by a high level business delegation to explore possibilities for its role in re-building the country.
Following an October ceasefire between rival camps in the country’s east and west, considerable ground has been covered to bring peace and amity in Libya. Under the Interim government formed at the instance of the UN with the support of other countries, efforts are underway to hold the next elections in December this year, which will be a major landmark for the country in its march towards democracy.
Sanchez said during a news conference with interim Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah that his country wanted to support Libya’s election process. He also lent his support for maintaining the Libyan ceasefire monitoring and for ensuring peace and harmony.
Dbeibah, who himself is a wealthy businessman, said he wanted to encourage Spanish businesses operating in Libya, such as Repsol, to expand their activities beyond the hydrocarbons sector.
In the meantime, Spain’s energy giant Repsol, which already has a considerable presence in Libya is planning to expand its footprints. The company representatives held a videoconference with Mustafa Sanalla, head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), and discussed ways of introducing renewable energy in the Libyan oil sector. Libya has announced the reactivation of a joint committee that has not met since 2008 to restart its economic cooperation.
