Mi'tig Meets EU Ambassador to Libya.

Tripoli, 7 February 2017(Lana) The Deputy President of the Presidency Council Ahmed Mi'tig met yesterday the EU Ambassador to Libya Bettina Muscheidt, to discuss European support for Libyan sectors including health, education and the media. According to the cabinet information department the meeting dealt with the issue of combating illegal migration off the Libyan coast, trainging of Libyan cosat gaurd and monitoring of Libya's southern borders in collaboration with relevant parties. The EU is keen to give support to the municipal councils to help them solve their problems, Muscheidt said. Mi'tig said EU assistance had to be in line with the sectors needs for 2018. The situation in Libya in general and the economic and political in particular were discussed at the meeting along with the steps that had been taken to enhance security and stability in the run-up to the elections planned for this year. =Lana=