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…
After a 12-year hiatus, Egypt has reopened its embassy in Libya's capital, Tripoli, marking a significant step in improving relations between the two neighboring countries. Egypt, a strong supporter of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has a rival administration in the east that competes with the Tripoli-based government. Recent tensions arose when the eastern parliament approved a 2019 maritime demarcation agreement with Turkey, a move Egypt and its ally Greece viewed as violating international law.
Following the ratification, Egypt shut down its embassy in Tripoli in 2014 due to widespread foreign missions withdrawal amid escalating conflict, which led to the establishment of rival administrations in the vast, oil-rich North African nation. Egypt's Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, highlighted that the embassy's reopening reflects the strong human and cultural bonds between Egypt and Libya.
Since the fall of Muammar Qaddafi's regime in 2011, Libya has experienced chaos, with rival governments in the east and west frequently clashing or engaged in open hostilities.
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