The Russian embassy in Libya confirmed Moscow's desire to enhance cooperation with Libya in the field of energy, and to resume meetings of the Joint Governmental Committee.
This came during a meeting held by Russian Deputy Energy Minister with the Libyan Ambassador to Russia, Amhamed Al-Maghrawi, in the Russian capital, Moscow.
The embassy added, in a post on its Facebook page, that the meeting focused on preparing to resume the activities of the Russian-Libyan Joint Committee, noting the interest of both parties in enhancing trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation between the two countries.
It indicated that work was underway on the possibility of holding a bilateral meeting between the heads of the Russian-Libyan Joint Governmental Committee: Russian Energy Minister, and Minister of Transport in the Government of National Unity Mohammed Al-Shahoubi.
Meanwhile, the Russian Deputy Energy Minister said that Russian companies still have interest in participating in energy projects in Libya, noting that Libya is a promising partner for Russia among African countries, explaining: "We see different possibilities for developing bilateral cooperation, whether in the oil, gas and energy sectors or in other fields."