Damascus, Aug. 31 (SANA) The Syrian Embassy in Tripoli officially resumed its operations on Sunday after a 14-year closure, opening a new chapter in Syrian-Libyan relations and reactivating the Syrian-Libyan Joint Higher Committee.
This development crowns a process initiated following liberation on Dec. 8, 2024, progressing from official communications and community care to reactivating bilateral agreements.
In an exclusive statement to SANA, Director of the Consular Department at the Foreign Ministry, Mohammad Yaaqoub al-Omar, said that the embassy will serve as a vital link between both nations and a hub for consular services, assisting the Syrian community in Libya estimated at nearly 200,000 citizens with over 1,000 daily transactions.
Reopening procedures followed technical visits and diplomatic outreach.
In 2026, political and economic engagement between the two countries expanded. In April, President Ahmad al-Sharaa met President of Libya’s High Council of State Mohammed Takala on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
In July, President al-Sharaa received a Libyan delegation headed by Mohammed Abdul Karim al-Raeid, president of the General Union of Libyan Chambers of Commerce. The two sides discussed ways to strengthen economic, trade and investment cooperation and broaden opportunities for partnership.
Minister al-Shaibani signed an agreement in Tripoli with Acting Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation El-Taher El-Baour to promote and reactivate the Joint Higher Committee framework, aligning it with recent political developments.
During his visit, al-Shaibani also met with Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas Khalifa Abdulsadek and Chairman of the Libyan Investment Authority Ali Mahmoud Hassan to discuss expanding partnership, energy cooperation, and investment opportunities.
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