Benghazi will host the Libyan-French Forum for Development and Construction on November 26 and 27, and it will witness the participation of a large number of French companies and institutions looking to participate in the reconstruction process in Libya.
The Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund announced on its Facebook page on November 13 that its team and the teams of the French Business Council as well as the French Embassy in Libya had completed the logistical and technical preparations to launch the joint website for the Libyan-French Forum for Development and Construction - "Strategic Partnership".
The Fund explained that this forum would include a large number of giant French companies and institutions and a large number of Libyan national companies that meet the conditions according to the plan set by the Fund's management, noting that November 21 would be the last day for registration and accreditation of attendees from national companies.
The forum seeks to strengthen the bonds of cooperation and economic and technical partnership between Libyan and French companies and institutions. The organizers expect it to serve as a basis for a series of meetings, exchanges and cooperative initiatives aimed at supporting reconstruction and development efforts in Libya in a spirit of comprehensive, sustainable and mutually beneficial partnership, according to the forum's website.
According to the website, the Libyan-French Forum aims to strengthen the bilateral partnership for development and reconstruction in Libya, facilitate and encourage the presence of French companies in major construction projects in Libya, benefit from French technical knowledge and expertise in the reconstruction and development of Libya's economy, encourage French investors to contribute to development projects in Libya, and strengthen the scientific and cultural partnership between Libya and France.