France’s President Emmanuel Macron says the country is set to reopen its embassy in Libya’s capital Tripoli next week as a show of support to the country’s interim government.
Macron was speaking after a meeting in Paris with president and vice-president of Libya’s Presidential Council; Mohammad Younes Menfi and Musa al-Koni.
Menfi thanked France for its support to arrive at a peaceful settlement to Libya’s civil war. The French embassy in Tripoli is set to reopen Monday.
Macron said France owed a debt to Libya and the Libyans adding that peace will be unattainable in the broader region peace and stability does not return in Libya and if terrorist groups and smugglers are not eradicated.
He added that priority should be given to sustain the ceasefire, and lead the country towards elections scheduled in December.
Libya was plunged into chaos when an uprising in 2011 and was in recent years split between rival east- and west-based administrations, each backed by armed groups and foreign governments.
Earlier this month, the U.N. Security Council called for countries with troops and mercenaries in Libya to immediately withdraw them. The United Nations says there are 20,000 foreign fighters in Libya, including Syrians, Turks, Sudanese and Russians.
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