Friday, 8 January, 2021 - 08:15
GNA chief Fayez al-Sarraj during a visit to Ankara, Turkey, on June 4, 2020. (AFP) Cairo - Khaled Mahmoud
Libya has witnessed a flurry of developments in recent days, capped on Thursday with Government of National Accord (GNA) chief Fayez al-Sarraj’s surprise visit to Rome – his second in a month.
Italian media noted that the two-day visit was supposed to have been a formal trip.
Sarraj was then expected to then travel to Turkey, a main backer of the GNA.
A delegation of his senior military officials had arriving in Turkey before him for expanded security talks. It includes Defense Minister Salah al-Namroush, Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha, High Council of State chief Khalid al-Mishri, head of the intelligence agency Emad al-Trabulsi, and 16 militia leaders.
Monday, 28 December, 2020 - 06:30
A photo released by GNA Interior Minister Bashagha shows the Egyptian delegation meeting Libyan officials on Sunday. Cairo – Khaled Mahmoud
An Egyptian delegation kicked off on Sunday an official visit to the Libyan capital Tripoli, the first since 2014.
The delegation included senior officials from the general intelligence, foreign ministry and Egyptian committee tasked with following up on Libyan affairs.
It met with senior officials from the Government of National Accord (GNA), which is headed by Fayez al-Sarraj. The officials met with his deputy Ahmed Maiteeq, the GNA foreign and interior ministers, commander of the armed forces, and commander of the western operations Osama al-Juwaili.