By Sami Zaptia.
London, 3 February 2018:
The African island-state of Sao Tome and Principe has agreed to unfreeze Libyan assets and investments and handback their control to the Faiez Serraj-led Presidency Council and its Government of National Accord (PC/GNA).
The agreement to return control of Libya’s assets to its only internationally recognized government in Tripoli was reached in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa during a between PC/GNA Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala and Sao Tome and Principe Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada.
Trovoada announced that his country was ready to receive a Libyan government delegation to discuss the return of control of Libya’s assets as well as granting permission to reactivate them. The Libyan investment projects include a milk factory and mineral water bottling plant.