Director of China's Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi and Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj have held a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, where the two politicians discussed crisis settlement in the Middle Eastern country and further development of bilateral cooperation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said
BEIJING (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th February, 2019) Director of China's Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office Yang Jiechi and Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj have held a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, where the two politicians discussed crisis settlement in the middle Eastern country and further development of bilateral cooperation, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
"At the moment, the process of political settlement in Libya has entered a decisive phase. China supports the plan of the gradual settlement of the crisis in Libya, put forward by the United Nations," Yang said at the meeting, as quoted by the ministry.
The Libyan prime minister, in turn, said that the relations between the two countries were developing quite well and thanked Beijing for its impartial stance on the situation in Libya.
"We are ready to consolidate our cooperation in economy and other spheres, we welcome the Chinese companies' participation in the restoration of Libya," Sarraj was quoted as saying by the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
The Munich Security Conference took place in Germany on February 15-17.
The crisis in Libya unfolded around eight years ago, when the country's long-time leader, Muammar Gaddafi, was overthrown and killed. Libya is currently divided between two governments: the eastern part of the country is controlled by the parliament elected in 2014 and backed by the Libyan National Army, while the Sarraj-led and UN-supported Government of National Accord governs Libya's western parts and is based in Tripoli.
The United Nations attempted to organize nation-wide presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya last December, however, the vote was later postponed until the spring of 2019.
