By Hadi Fornaji.
Tunis, 1 April 2017:
The situation in Libyan together with the potential return of the Polish embassy and of Polish oil, construction and other companies were among the main subjects of discussion in talks in Warsaw on Thusday and Friday between the Presidency Council’s foreign affairs minister and the Polish government.
Mohamed Siala, and his accompanying delegation left Warsaw today at the end of a three-day visit, the first by a Libyan government delegation to Poland since the revolution in 2011.
In talks on Thursday with his Polish opposite number Witold Waszczykowski, bilateral relations, economic cooperation, the situation in Libya and security issues generally in North Africa were the main topics.
“We would wish that Libya’s political and peace process leads to reconciliation, with a central government that is acceptable to the entire people of Libya. We would like peace and security to prevail there, so that we can return to the kind of cooperation we had with Libya years ago,” Waszczykowski said after the meeting.
He added: “It is my hope that soon we will resume extensive political and economic cooperation with a rebuilt, stable and peaceful Libya.”
Among the areas Poland was interested in recommencing, were archeology, student and training exchange, as well as medicine and healthcare, he said.
“We hope that Polish specialists in construction and infrastructure and other experts who are reputed for their excellent performance, will return to Libya. We also hope that the Polish embassy in Tripoli will reopen after its temporary closure,” Siala said after their meeting .
According to the Libyan news agency LANA, it was also agreed that a number of Polish trade delegations would be organised to visit Libya.
Siala also had talks with Ryszard Terlecki, deputy speaker of the Sejm, Poland’s lower chamber of parliament, during which the need to promote parliamentary relations was discussed.
There were also taks with a number of other officials as well as courtesy calls to Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło and officials in the President’s chancellery.
