Abdel-Hafeez Al-Sakraoufi, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Tunisian-Libyan Businessmen, announced that a conference will be held from 4-6 June in Benghazi, to discuss the reconstruction of the city.
He affirmed that the reconstruction project will provide jobs for more than 20,000 Tunisians.
During the conference, a contract will be unveiled for the construction of an integrated city in Libya. This includes 10,000 housing units, four commercial towers, large areas, several malls, hospitals and schools, at a value of $1.5 billion dollars, on an area of 700.13 hectares.
Al-Sakraoufi said in a statement to Al-Sabah Al-Tunisia that “the infrastructure companies that will implement this huge project will be specialised in electricity, building materials, communications, and others.”
“It was agreed that Tunisian companies will operate the project, while Tunisian and Egyptian workers will be used,” he added.
He expressed his hope that the project will be completed in 2030, as the handover will take place in stages.
Last month, the Chairman of the Benghazi Reconstruction and Stabilization Committee, Hatem Al-Araibi held an extensive meeting with committee members, and the Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior of the Libyan Parliament-designated government, Faraj Qaim.
The meeting discussed the maintenance of schools, and reviewed completed and ongoing reconstruction projects.
A number of senior engineers supervising development and infrastructure projects in Benghazi participated in the meeting.
They also discussed the “best ways to address the obstacles and difficulties facing these projects, and the companies entrusted with them and the development of urgent and necessary solutions for them.”
Al-Araibi praised the efforts of the engineers and specialists in their “keenness to complete the projects, according to the approved quality specifications. As well as to intensify efforts to improve the appearance of Libyan cities and regions in a civilized way.”