KABUL (Pajhwok): Egypt has reopened its embassy in Tripoli after a 12-year closure, amid improving relations with the administration based in western Libya, Reuters reported.
The embassy resumed operations on Saturday, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Speaking at the reopening ceremony, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said the embassy building’s historical significance reflected the deep human and cultural ties between the two countries.
Egypt closed its embassy in Tripoli in 2014 as fighting intensified and several foreign diplomatic missions withdrew from Libya.
Libya has faced instability and political division since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, Reuters reported.
The country remains divided between rival administrations. In eastern Libya, the Libyan National Army, led by Khalifa Haftar, operates alongside the House of Representatives and a government headed by Osama Hammad.
In the west, the internationally recognised Government of National Unity, led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, is based in Tripoli alongside the High Council of State.
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