Libya has appointed an ambassador to Libya after the position remained vacant for more than four years. Saleh Mohamed Himma Bakda submitted his credentials to the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, on Monday. The Libyan diplomat expressed his "thanks and gratitude to the Algerian authorities for standing with Libya in these delicate circumstances." The appointment of Bakda as the Libyan ambassador to Algeria came after the position was vacant for about four years since Mohamed Mukhtar Mazen stepped down at the beginning of 2018. In October 2021, Algeria appointed the former speaker of parliament Slimane Chenine as ambassador to Libya.

Source: Libya Today August 10, 2022 18:13 UTC