The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Government of National Unity has announced that the Diplomatic Institute in Tripoli will be named after the former Foreign Minister, Mansour Rashid Al-Kikhia, in honor of his career in the Libyan diplomatic service.

This came in a ceremony attended by Foreign Minister, Najlaa Al-Manqoush, accompanied by the Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid Al-Lafi, and a group of academics and diplomats, according to which the name of the Diplomatic Institute was changed to the “Mansour Rashid Al-Kikhia Institute for Diplomatic Studies”.

In her speech at the ceremony, Al-Manqoush stressed that Al-Kikhia is a symbol and role model for young people thanks to his rich career, and directed the institute's administration to follow in the footsteps of the late minister.