The Chambers of Commerce in Libya and Lebanon signed an agreement stipulating the speedy start of procedures for direct flights. This includes the facilitation of medical tourism for Libyans in internationally accredited Lebanese clinics.
The Head of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Mohamed Al-Raid, signed on behalf of Libya’s side. The agreement focuses on the cooperation of the private sector in both countries, and on achieving a kind of economic integration in many fields, including medicine as well as hospital management.
Sources in the Chamber of Commerce told Libya’s News Agency that the Libyan delegation reached, during this visit, a number of agreements in the health file. They discussed arranging technical meetings to facilitate the procedures for initiating direct flights.
They also agreed to work on running a marine passenger line from the capital, Tripoli, to the Lebanese city of Tripoli. They also agreed to facilitate procedures for Libya’s students wishing to study at University to obtain a Master’s degree and a doctorate in Lebanese universities with international rankings.
The two parties also agreed on establishing a permanent platform for meeting and dialogue as well as organising various commercial activities, under the name of the Libyan-Lebanese Cooperation Council for Trade and Investment.
The two parties reached a preliminary understanding on organising the joint cooperation forum for trade and investment, in which Libyan and Lebanese institutions, specialists, officials, businessmen and investors will participate. This will be on the 20th or 21st of December this year in Beirut.
It was also proposed to organise a trade fair in Libya under the name “Made in Lebanon,” and its date was recommended to take place in mid-March of next year.
Libya has two opposing governments, each of them claiming that it is the only legitimate government in the oil-rich country. On the 10th of February 2022, the Libyan Parliament announced the unanimous appointment of Bashagha as the new Prime Minister. However, Al-Dbaiba warned that the appointment of a new interim government could lead to war and chaos in the country. He renewed his pledge to only hand power over to an elected government.