The Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, accompanied by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, inaugurated the 30th Libyan-Italian Economic Forum at the Exhibition Grounds in the capital, Tripoli.
During his speech at the opening ceremony, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation with Italy, which has witnessed significant development recently, announcing the return of Italian ITA Airways to operate from Libyan airports starting next December, in addition to the imminent start of work on implementing the new coastal road project, Emssaed-Ras Ajdai.
Dbeibah also expressed his happiness with the positive progress in the process of reactivating the friendship and cooperation agreement that had been suspended for 14 years, and lifting restrictions on the travel of Italian businessmen to Libya.
Meanwhile, the Italian Prime Minister expressed her pride in the cooperation between Libya and Italy to achieve common goals, stressing Italy's continued commitment to supporting Libya to achieve economic sustainability, which witnessed a doubling of the volume of trade between the two countries during the years 2022-2023.
Meloni added that her fourth visit to Tripoli is of great importance and aimed at strengthening relations between the two countries as well as reaching the highest levels of successful partnership in all fields.
The 30th edition of the Forum is witnessing wide participation by a number of local and Italian companies, with the aim of enhancing the prospects of trade exchange between the two countries, in addition to holding economic sessions with the participation of Italian and Libyan Businesspeople in various fields.
