France returns its embassy to Tripoli, Libya

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TRIPOLI, 30 March, 2021 (TON): In sign of a gradual return of stability in the country, France has reopened its embassy in Libya after a seven-year closure as insecurity swept the country following its 2011 revolution.

Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the reopening after talks in Paris with the head of Libya’s newly installed presidential council, Mohammed Al-Manfi.

In 2013, the French Embassy was targeted with a car bombing that wounded two gendarmes.

This made the Embassy move to a hotel, before relocating to Tunis in 2014.

Meanwhile, as a result of the October ceasefire that led to the establishment of the Government of National Unity.

It is likely that Greece, Egypt, and Malta are also about to follow France’s move, however, Italy already returned its embassy to Libya in 2017.


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