2024-04-28 00:09:56
The Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dabaiba, and his accompanying delegation discussed with his Ethiopian counterpart, Abiy Ahmed, in an expanded meeting at the presidential palace in the capital, Addis Ababa, ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in various fields.
Abiy Ahmed welcomed Al-Dabaiba’s visit, considering it an important step for the return of cooperation between the two countries after a hiatus that lasted more than twenty years.
The two sides discussed the reactivation of the Libyan-Ethiopian Supreme Committee, which has not held its meetings since 2004, with the aim of strengthening cooperation between the various institutions in the two countries.
The expanded meeting took place in the presence of the Ministers of Finance, Transportation, Youth, Labor, Rehabilitation, and State for Cabinet Affairs from the Libyan side, and the Ministers of Labour, Irrigation, Water Resources, Infrastructure, Construction, Foreign Affairs, and the Advisor to the Prime Minister from the Ethiopian side.
The meeting also discussed a number of common files, most notably: organizing Ethiopian expatriate workers, the return of Ethiopian Airlines to work in Libya, Libyan loans granted to Ethiopia and scheduling their repayment, and investment opportunities in the fields of agriculture and animal production, among others.
from his side; Al-Dabaiba affirmed Libya’s desire to return to cooperation in all political, economic, and security fields through consultation and communication between the two governments, and coordination on various regional issues of common interest.
The attendees stressed the importance of unifying and supporting efforts on the African continent to support Libya in holding elections and ending the transitional stages.
Dabaiba invited the Ethiopian Prime Minister to visit Libya with the aim of continuing coordination and cooperation between the two countries.
Source: National Unity Government
2024-04-28 00:09:56