Egypt reopened its ancient embassy building in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Saturday during a visit by Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty for talks on commerce, energy and a disputed maritime border.Abdelatty was accompanied during the ceremony by Libya’s acting foreign minister, Taher al-Baour. Five embassy officials were kidnaped by gunmen and the building was closed by Egypt in January 2014. Its diplomatic mission resumed work in Tripoli in May 2021.
Cairo has long supported Khalifa Haftar, the military commander whose forces control eastern Libya, where a rival government is located. Abdelatty visited Libya’s internationally acknowledged Government of National Unity Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah in Tripoli. The two discussed methods to facilitate trade. Egypt’s foreign ministry said Dbeibah had lauded the efforts of Egyptian companies and workers in rebuilding Libya.
During his conversations with Dbeibah, Abdelatty voiced Egypt’s reservations to a 2019 deal between Turkey and the then Tripoli administration. His government claimed he told the meeting Egypt’s concerns should be included in the drawing of maritime boundaries. Dbeibah told Egyptian TV Al-Qahera News that officials from both countries were to debate the maps and their respective claims at their next meeting.
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