Taher El-Baour, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received today, at the Ministry’s Tripoli headquarters, Alexios Konstantopoulos, Ambassador of the European Union to the State of Libya. The meeting was attended by Abubaker Al-Taweel, Director of the European Affairs Department, and Musab Hamza, Head of the European Union Section at the Department.

The meeting addressed cooperation and partnership relations between Libya and the European Union, as well as ways to strengthen and further develop them across various fields.

The two sides also discussed several issues of mutual interest, foremost among them the lifting of the ban on Libyan civil aviation operating in European airspace, irregular migration, and the latest developments in Libya’s political process.

The meeting also touched upon the proceedings of the Ministerial Conference of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), recently hosted by the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

In this regard, the Ministry reported, the Ambassador highlighted the significance of Libya hosting the conference, commending its convening in Tripoli and its importance in strengthening cooperation and coordination among the Community’s member states.

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