Tripoli-based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba received the new Russian ambassador to Libya, Aydar Aganin, at his Cabinet office in the capital, Tripoli yesterday. The Libyan government reports that Aldabaiba discussed with the Russian ambassador, Russia’s resumption of its diplomatic work in Libya, and the two parties agreed to move the work of the Russian embassy to Tripoli next August. The Russian ambassador, it reports, briefed Aldabaiba on the latest developments in Russia and the region, and in this context, Aldabaiba affirmed his support for international de-escalation efforts to and the succeed of the language of reason. BiographyThe new Russian ambassador to Libya, Aydar Rashidovich Aganin is a Russian diplomat of Tatar descent, and a former journalist. Between 2011 and 2016, Aganin was Senior Adviser at the Russian Embassy in the USA, and between 2017 until 2019 he served as head of the Russian mission to the Palestinian National Authority.

Source: Libya Today June 27, 2023 17:30 UTC