PDT MACRON MEETS NEW LIBYAN PDT MOHAMED ALMENFI AT ELYSEE PALACE

USPA NEWS - French President Emmanuel Macron received at the Elysee Palace today, March 23, 2021, his counterpart the new President of Libya Mohamed Al Menfi, whose first trip abroad since his recent election. The president of the Libyan transitional government, elected on February 5, arrived at the French Presidency, accompanied by one of his vice-presidents, the representative of Fezzan, Moussa Al Koni. President Emmanuel Macron announced the major event which is the reopening of the French embassy in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, on Monday. "As of Monday, our embassy in Tripoli will be reopened," President Macron said. The two heads of state who spoke for less than an hour, mainly about the way out of the Libyan crisis, did not make a statement to the press and had already spoken on the telephone on February 7. Other subjects, will be developed in the future between the two French and Libyan presidents, concerning the contract of the company Défense Conseil International (DCI), such as equipment for the Libyan army, from before the presidential elections which are held. will take place next December.

French President Emmanuel Macron received at the Elysee Palace today, March 23, 2021, his counterpart the new President of Libya Mohamed Al Menfi, whose first trip abroad since his recent election. The president of the Libyan transitional government, elected on February 5, arrived at the French Presidency, accompanied by one of his vice-presidents, the representative of Fezzan, Moussa Al Koni. President Emmanuel Macron announced the major event which is the reopening of the French embassy in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, on Monday. "As of Monday, our embassy in Tripoli will be reopened," President Macron said. The two heads of state who spoke for less than an hour, mainly about the way out of the Libyan crisis, did not make a statement to the press and had already spoken on the telephone on February 7. Other subjects, will be developed in the future between the two French and Libyan presidents, concerning the contract of the company Défense Conseil International (DCI), such as equipment for the Libyan army, from before the presidential elections which are held. will take place next December. The other hot topic is the fight against terrorism, and thus the reconstruction of the country.MILITARY TENSE CONTEXT IN EAST LIBYA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The GNA, arose out of a political agreement sponsored by the UN, although it had never gained the confidence of the Parliament and had been quarreling since power with the parallel authorities in the east of Libya. However, the eastern region of Libya is de facto controlled by the military Khalifa Haftar, head of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), who officially did not take part in the political talks.