France will reopen its embassy in Tripoli on Monday, March 29. This was announced by Emmanuel Macron to the representatives of the new Libyan transitional government, which he received at the Elysee Palace on Tuesday 23 March. Libyan President Mohamed al Manfi and Vice President Moussa al Koni welcomed Paris’ support for the ongoing reconciliation and stabilization process in Libya. France has offered to help Libyan forces regain control of its borders.
As he left the Elysee Palace, the new president of the Libyan presidential council, Mohamed al Manfi, thanked France at least five times for his support of the new transitional authorities. “Full” support, President Macron insisted that France owes Libya: “We owe Libya and the Libyans, which is a decade of unrest. It is a problem for your country for your people. And this is a challenge for the whole region, because there will be no peace in the central and eastern Mediterranean, there will be no peace in the Sahel if we do not succeed in having peace and stability in Libya. “
Foreign troops must leave Libya
Turkish or Russian foreign forces must leave Libya, the French president stressed. Paris promised to help the new Libyan government regain control of its borders, welcoming new Libyan Vice President Moussa al Koni: “We had a long discussion with the president at the southern border, which is also a crossroads for terrorist groups and illegal immigration. And the need to work together to stop human trafficking of all kinds. ”
France should in particular fund the training and equipment of Libyan border guards.
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