Egypt and Libya decided to make the entry operations of employees easy

The Libyan embassy in Cairo declared that it had discussed and agreed with the Egyptian Ministry of Manpower to ease the entry measures for Egyptian workers to Libya.

Actually, this occurred after a gathering held in Cairo on Saturday between Egyptian and Libyan officials, while the embassy’s media office announced that ministerial delegations debated the execution of the 2013 bilateral memorandum of cooperation on employing the Egyptian staff in Libya.

The officials also debated the creation of an electronic platform to connect both countries’ ministries for providing an integrated database that would identify the Libyan market’s needs for Egyptian employment. They said that this step would be followed by facilitating procedures and mechanisms for the workers’ entry.

The officials also decided to establish a joint permanent bilateral committee for this aim and prepare for a visit by an Egyptian technical delegation to Libya to conclude incomplete technical arrangements.

Indeed, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi confirmed that his country completely supports the new Libyan government, led by Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, and its readiness to provide its expertise in areas that would attain political stability. He also said that Cairo has the intention for taking part in the execution of development projects in Libya.

Moreover, Al-Sissi congratulated, in a call on Saturday, Dbeibeh as his government got the Libyan parliament’s confidence, noting that this step represents a prominent historic step on the way of settling the Libyan crisis.

Furthermore, Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady cited what Al- Sissi said about confidence in Dbeibeh’s ability to run the current transitional phase, attain comprehensive reconciliation among Libyans and unifying state institutions in preparation for holding national elections.

On his part, the Premier showed his appreciation for Cairo’s sincere role and determined efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis, emphasizing the particularity and distinction of the fraternal bilateral ties and the historical relations that unite the two peoples. He also showed his interest to continue enhancing cooperation, consultation and intensive coordination with Egypt.

In the meantime, Head of Libya’s Presidential Council Mohammad al-Menfi promised to work with the Joint Military Commission (5+5) for unifying the country’s military forces.

Al-Menfi said, in a televised speech on Friday, that he would work on unifying the military institution founded on professionalism and a purely national ideology. He also indicated: I look forward to establishing foreign relations based on mutual interests while avoiding foreign interventions in Libya’s affairs.

A military source in eastern Libya informed Asharq Al-Awsat that since signing the ceasefire deal in Geneva, the Commission has been studying means of expelling foreign fighters from Libya.

Nevertheless, the source affirmed that international sides that sent these fighters want them to stay in the country at the moment, which requires more international pressure.