The Libyan-Egyptian Joint Consulate Committee has discussed the importance of activating the bilateral “Four Freedoms” Agreement, which includes articles related to ownership, movement, work, and residence.
Following an eight-year halt, the Committee held its 13th session in Cairo this week, during which parties discussed cooperation in eight various fields, as well as several issues of common interest.
Among the matters discussed were aspects of joint cooperation in the fields of consular, security and judicial cooperation, manpower and social insurance, marine fishing and fisheries, financial and customs issues, land transport, and health.
Extensive discussions also took place on several outstanding issues, including facilitating procedures to grant visas to citizens of both countries, simplifying entry procedures through official outlets, and working on activating the agreement for canceling entry fees.
Both sides also agreed to figure out and overcome all difficulties facing the movement of cars, individuals, trucks, and goods between the two countries, as well as giving priority to patients and humanitarian cases.
The Egyptian delegation was headed by Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ambassador Amr Mahmoud Abbas, while the Libyan side was headed by Undersecretary for Technical Affairs Mahmoud Khalifa al-Telisi.
Earlier this week, Cairo assigned Ambassador Mohammed Tharwat as Charge d’Affaires of its embassy in Tripoli. He is expected to arrive in the capital on Friday to assume his post.
In April, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly visited Tripoli at the head of a high-ranking delegation and met with his Libyan counterpart, Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh.
Both sides discussed regional and international issues of common interest and emphasized the importance of intensifying coordination and political consultation on various issues.
They stressed the importance of protecting Libya’s sovereignty over its territory, its political unity, and its independence.
Madbouly stressed in a statement that the Presidential Council and the Government of National Unity (GNU) are the only legitimate executive authorities in Libya.
