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Austrian Foreign Minister: There is Dire Need for Working With Libya to Curb Flow of Refugees to Europe.
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Tripoli, 9 January 2107(Lana)Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kortes has said there was a dire need for cooperation with Libya to curb down the flow of refugees to Europe. Following a different approach from the current could help stop or curb the arrival of refugees to Europe, Kortes said in statement published here on Wednesday. 'Refugees are not Libyan nationals, but use Libyan territory as a transit point to cross the Mediterranean for Europe, Kortes said, noting that closing the Balkan road and cooperation with Turkey led to decline of flow of refugees by 98%,... Read more
Al Saraj Underlines Importance of Joint Work to Upgrade Exchange Between Libya and Turkey.
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Ankara, 9 January 2107(Lana) The Head of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Saraj welcomed the return of Turkish Ambassador Ahmad Dugan to the Libyan capital Tripoli to resume work from there, the Turkish Airlines plans to resume flights to Libya and the expected lifting of visa requirement on Libyan citizens wishing to travel to Turkey. In a joint press conference with the Turkish Prime Minister Bin Ali Yeldrem in Ankara on Wednesday, Al Saraj stressed the need for joint work to upgrade exchange between Libyan and Turkey in all areas. ... Read more
NOC Chairman Meets Indonesian Director General Medco CO.
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Tripoli, 9 January 2017(Lana) The Chairman of the Board of the National Oil Company Mustafa Sun'allah met in Tunis on Wednesday the Director General of the Indonesian company Medco Roberto Lorato. The meeting dealt with the company's exploration and development work at the concession No 47 in Ghadamis Basin, accorded to the consortium in accordance with the exploration and production-sharing agreement. Future cooperation between NOC and Medco was discussed at the meeting which was attended by the some members of the NOC board and the CEO of Medco. =... Read more
Al Saraj Meets Erdogan and Yeldrem in Ankara, Discuss Return of Turkish Companies.
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Ankara, 9 February 2017(Lana) Turkish President Racep Tayyeb Erdogan on Wednesday received the Head of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al Saraj. According to the Council's Information office Al Saraj stressed at the meeting the strong historical relations linking Libya to Turkey, valuing Turkey's role regionally and internationally, and the support it rendered to the Presidency Council and the Government of National Accord. On his part, the Turkish President renewed his country's support for the Presidency Council, praising the effort... Read more
Libyan-Turkish joint Committee to discuss return of Turkish companies to Libya.
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Tripoli, 08.02.2017(Lana) Libyan-Turkish joint Committee was announced to be set up to discuss measures for the return of Turkish companies under contract to Libya to resume their work, besides speeding up infrastructure programmes and accomplish new projects. This came at a press conference, held by the President of the Presidency Council, Fayez Saraj, and Turkish Prime Minister, Benali Yaldirim, following their meeting Wednesday in Ankara which addressed several political, economic and security issues of interest to both countries. They also discussed the prospect of... Read more