The Algerian Foreign Minister, Ramtane Lamamra, discussed the developments in Libya with the Special Envoy for the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) in Libya, Ján Kubiš.
“I had a long conversation with the Special Envoy for of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ján Kubiš, about the latest developments in the political process to end the crisis in this brotherly country [Libya],” Lamamra tweeted on Friday.
Lamamra reiterated Algeria’s support for the efforts of the UN, as well as its full readiness to accompany and make the national reconciliation project successful in cooperation with the African Union.
Earlier this month, the Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba met with his Algerian counterpart, Ayman Ben Abdul Rahman, and discussed the developments of the political track in Libya, according to a statement issued by the Presidency of the Algerian government.
The government statement said that Ben Abdul Rahman received a phone call from Al-Dbaiba, during which the reality and prospects for developing bilateral relations between the two countries were reviewed.
The statement affirmed the two sides’ determination to work on “consolidating the historical ties of brotherhood and the relations of cooperation that unite the two countries and peoples.”
Last May, Al-Dbaiba visited Algeria, and held talks with President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on issues pertaining to security and economic cooperation and the path to a political solution in Libya.
They also discussed increasing trade exchange by opening the airspace. Algeria confirmed that the path of a political solution is the “only” way to guarantee the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Libyan state.