Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali received yesterday at the Presidential Palace in Addis Ababa, Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba and his accompanying delegation.
The Tripoli government reported that they held an expanded meeting, in the presence of the Ministers of Finance, Transportation, Youth, Labour and Rehabilitation and State for Cabinet Affairs from the Libyan side. On the Ethiopian side the Ministers of Labour, Irrigation and Water Resources, Infrastructure and Reconstruction, Foreign Affairs and Advisor to the Prime Minister, attended.
Return of cooperation after a hiatus of more than twenty years
Abiy Ahmed, the Tripoli government reported, welcomed Aldabaiba’s visit to Ethiopia, ‘‘considering it an important step for the return of cooperation between the two countries after a hiatus of more than twenty years’’.
Libya’s desire to restore cooperation
Aldabaiba, meanwhile, affirmed Libya’s desire to restore cooperation between the two countries in all political, economic, and security fields through consultation and communication between the two governments, and coordination on various regional issues of concern.
Libyan-Ethiopian Supreme Committee
During the meeting, the holding of the Libyan-Ethiopian Supreme Committee, which had not been held since 2004, was discussed between the various institutions of the two countries.
Expat workers, return of flights, repayment of loans to Ethiopia
Several joint files were also discussed, the most important of which was organizing Ethiopian expatriate workers, the return of flights, Libyan loans granted to Ethiopia, and scheduling their repayment, were discussed.
Discussing investment opportunities in the field of agriculture, animal production and several other fields.
Investment opportunities
Investment opportunities in the field of agriculture, animal production and several other fields, were also discussed.
Several political files between the two countries were discussed, and there was an emphasis on unifying and supporting efforts on the African continent to support Libya to hold elections and end the transitional stages.
Aldabaiba invited the Ethiopian Prime Minister to visit Libya with the aim of continuing coordination and cooperation between the two countries.
