A member of the Libyan Parliament for the Abu Salim Al-Hadba region, Souad Abdullah called on the executive authority in Libya to demarcate the borders between Libya and Algeria.
In a press statement, Souad said that the demarcation of the borders “is important after rumours about the penetration of the border area in the far southwest of Libya from the Algerian side, at the village of Essin near Ghat.”
On the sidelines of her visit, as part of a delegation of MP’s to the Libyan south, she confirmed that the demarcation of the Libyan borders with neighbouring countries “has become necessary to avoid any problems and remove all ambiguity.”
Last month, the General Manager of Algeria’s state-owned company, Sonelgaz, Mourad Adjal met with a delegation from the Libyan General Electricity Company (GECOL), led by the company’s General Manager, Abdel-Hamid Al-Manfoukh.
The two discussed the cooperation between Algeria and Libya in the energy sector, where Sonelgaz affirmed its readiness to export electricity to Libya.
They also discussed the maintenance and operation of stations and electricity networks. As well as the maintenance of equipment, manufacturing of spare parts, and training of workers.
The Sonelgaz statement revealed that the meeting “comes as part of the implementation of the directives of the higher authorities in the two countries, in order to strengthen bilateral relations and revive cooperation between Sonelgaz and GECOL.”
Adjal expressed Sonelgaz’s readiness to provide its services, especially exporting electricity to Tripoli, maintenance, training, and the provision of spare parts.
Libya has been in chaos since a NATO-backed uprising toppled longtime Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi in 2011. The county has for years been split between rival administrations, each backed by rogue militias and foreign governments.
The current stalemate grew out of the failure to hold elections in December, and the refusal of Prime Minister Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba, who is leading the transitional government, to step down. In response, the country’s eastern-based Parliament appointed a rival Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, who has for months sought to install his government in Tripoli.
