Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - The security situation in the country means that Moscow's representation in Libya will initially be based in TunisiaRussia has said that it will reopen its embassy in Libya. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, receiving Speaker of the east-based Libyan parliament, Aquila Saleh, in Moscow on Friday, confirmed the move. The security situation in the country means that the Russian representation in the country will initially be based in Tunisia. “We took a decision to reopen the Russian embassy in Libya, which will at this stage be headed by Charge d’Affaires Jamshed Boltaev,” he said. Hiftar has been backed by Egypt, Russia, France and the UAE, while the Tripoli-allied militias have been aided by Turkey, Qatar and Italy.

Source: Libya Today July 04, 2020 13:26 UTC