The Special Envoy of Russia’s President to the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov stated that the Russian Ambassador to Libya is awaiting approval from the Libyan authorities.
In statements to reporters, Bogdanov noted that representatives had gone to Libya to resolve the issue of reopening the embassy.
“Work is already underway, we have sent a group to Libya, and now our candidate for the post of Ambassador awaiting approval from the Libyan authorities,” he told the reporters.
In September, Bogdanov said Moscow intends to resume the work of its embassy in Tripoli. “I think the Embassy will open in the near future,” he told reporters. “Now we need to solve organizational problems, because there is nowhere to work now, and we temporarily need hotels.”
In August, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov and his Libyan counterpart, Najla Al-Mangoush discussed the prospects for resuming economic projects, which were suspended a decade ago.
During the talks, the two top diplomats paid special attention to the resumption of the work of the Intergovernmental Committee, and the activities of Russia’s Tatneft and Gazprom energy companies in Libya. As well as the Russian Railways projects in Libya.
In October, the Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations warned that the “continuation of dual power in Libya will lead to more instability.” He stressed the need to “activate the role of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) after appointing a new head for it.”
In his speech before the UN Security Council session on Libya, the Russian diplomat said that UNSMIL was forced to “work without leadership and a UN Envoy for several months.” He noted that “this situation had a non-positive role in the process of reaching an acceptable way out of the crisis.”
The Russian representative stressed the need to activate the role of the UN mission, expressing Moscow’s support for efforts to end the crisis.