On Wednesday, the Libyan Parliament and the Senate of Pakistan agreed to create a joint coordination committee.
According to Pakistan’s Daily Times, the agreement came to “fix modalities, ensure implementation of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed in different areas, and further cement Parliamentary relations between the two brotherly countries.”
The Libyan delegation, led by the Secretary General of the Libyan Parliament, Abdulla Moussa held a meeting in Islamabad with Senate Secretary, Qasim Samad Khan.
High-level Pakistani officials including the additional secretary of legislation, additional secretary of IPR, and Director General of coordination participated in the meeting. The delegation was given a briefing about the overall structure, functioning, and hierarchy of the Senate Secretariat.
Khan acquainted the delegation with the Parliamentary system and its functions. He stressed that the Pakistani Senate, with all available resources could help and support the Libyan Parliament. As well as reiterating the resolve for helping train the Libyan MP’s, at the Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services.
The meeting affirmed “cooperating in information technology, strengthening legislation, and helping each other at international forums, such as the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and PIUC.”
Moussa said the partnership in various areas and high-level exchanges would strengthen the brotherly relations between the two countries.
In February, Libyan Labour Minister, Ali Al-Abed received the Pakistani Ambassador, Rashid Javid. They discussed the process of recruiting skilled Pakistani workers for the Libyan labour market.
The Ministry said in a statement that the two sides discussed a number of issues of common interest, especially in the fields of electronic and electrical professions, communications engineering, and agriculture.
“The two parties discussed the possibility of recruiting the skilled Pakistani workforce in the Libyan labour market,” the statement noted. Al-Abed affirmed the strength of relations between the two countries, with Ambassador Javid praising Libya’s efforts to develop its labour market with the help of Pakistani workers.
Notably, in January 2021, Pakistani President, Arif Alvi said he highly valued the close and fraternal ties and wants to further promote bilateral relations. President Alvi urged Javed to take steps to improve commercial relations between the two countries.