Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Tuesday that flights with Libya will resume next year.
Italy’s national carrier ITA Airways will resume the flights in early 2025, she revealed during a visit to Libya - her fourth in 18 months.
Along with head of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, she took part in the opening of the 30th session of the Libyan-Italian Business Forum in the capital Tripoli.
Speaking at the event, she said relations with Libya were a “priority” and that they haven’t reached their highest levels yet.
She stressed that her government was seeking to restore some cooperation projects that were signed with Libya years ago and that it wanted to explore more opportunities for cooperation.
For his part, Dbeibah underscored the importance of bolstering the fruitful bilateral cooperation with Italy, noting that relations have witnessed great development in recent months.
He confirmed that Italy will resume flights to Libya next year.
He also expressed his delight with what he called positive progress in reviving the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation that has been suspended for 14 years.
The GNU and Italian government signed seven agreements on the sidelines of the Libyan-Italian Business Forum covering trade, civil aviation, finance and health.
Meloni said Italy will remain committed to supporting Libya achieve sustainable economic development.
She noted that trade between Italy and Libya doubled in the past two years, adding that her fourth visit to Tripoli is important in developing relations between the two countries and reaching higher levels of partnership in all fields.
Several Libyan and Italian companies are taking part in the Tripoli forum to bolster trade between them.
