Egypt reopens embassy in Tripoli after a 12-year hiatus
Egypt has reopened its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli after a 12-year absence, a significant step in the mending of ties between Cairo and the neighbouring country's western-based administration. Egypt has been one of the most prominent backers of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the power behind an administration in the east that is a rival to the Tripoli-based government. However, relations…
Egypt has reopened its embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli after a 12-year absence, marking a significant step in improving relations with the country's western-based administration. The move comes after a recent rift between Cairo and the eastern administration, which is led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. The two sides had been rivals in the country, but recently warmed up when Libya's eastern parliament ratified a 2019 maritime demarcation agreement with Turkey.
Egypt and its ally Greece view the deal as a breach of international law. Egypt had closed its embassy in 2014 as foreign missions withdrew amid an escalating conflict that resulted in the establishment of rival governments in the North African nation. Egypt's Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, stated that the embassy reopening reflects the enduring human and cultural ties between the two nations.
Libya has been in turmoil since the fall of Muammar Qaddafi's regime in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, with the rival governments often at odds or locked in open hostilities.
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