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The House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee stresses the need to reform the status of diplomatic missions abroad to reduce public spending.

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Benghazi, May 5, 2025 (LANA) - The head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Youssef Al-Aqouri, stressed the need to reform the status of diplomatic missions abroad by reviewing the number of diplomatic missions and the number of staff working in those missions, and evaluating their competence.

Al-Aqouri stated that the enormous expenditures of the country's foreign affairs sector, as well as the mechanisms for sending people to work in diplomatic missions abroad, have become without diplomatic controls, according to what was published by the official spokesman for the House of Representatives, Abdullah Blihaq, on his official Facebook page.

He pointed out that the expansion in the establishment of consulates is taking place outside the diplomatic law, which stipulates that their establishment must be coordinated with the Presidency of the House of Representatives, in accordance with Law No. 2 of 2001 regarding diplomatic work.

The head of the Foreign Affairs Committee also called for a review of the many consulates established in recent years and their closure, given the current economic crises and the need to reduce public spending.

Al-Aqouri called for a review of many diplomatic missions based on the importance of relations with the international arenas they represent, in addition to reviewing the hundreds of Libyan and foreign personnel employed in these diplomatic missions.

He also called on everyone to cooperate and prioritize the public interest during this difficult period in order to take real and urgent steps to address the situation, which has deteriorated as a result of the absence of parliamentary oversight and the violation of established laws and administrative norms.

Al-Aqouri emphasized that the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives has sought in recent years to address the issue of missions abroad, but has encountered a lack of cooperation from executive bodies due to the political division and previous governments' failure to recognize the powers of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee in accordance with the correct law.

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