Call to ease Libyans’ travel and broaden relations with Turkey
LIBYA – House of Representatives Speaker Salehin Abdulnabi has called for the lifting of the Turkish visa requirement imposed on Libyan citizens, during a meeting on Wednesday with Turkey’s Consul General in Libya, Hüseyin Hançer, and Deputy Consul Mert Mercan at his office at the HoR’s Diwan headquarters.
Strengthening cooperation and Turkish companies’ role in reconstruction
The meeting discussed bilateral relations and ways to strengthen them in various fields. Abdulnabi praised the role of Turkish companies working in reconstruction and stressed the importance of drawing on Turkish expertise to support development and joint cooperation.
Lifting visas and unifying Libyan institutions
The HoR speaker said lifting the visa requirement would ease Libyans’ travel and strengthen ties between the two countries. He noted his continuous contact with Libyan parties and the efforts to unify sovereign institutions, stressing that the solution to the Libyan crisis must be Libyan-led.
Congratulations and an invitation to visit the Turkish parliament
Hançer congratulated Abdulnabi on his election as Speaker of the House of Representatives, affirming the depth of bilateral relations and his country’s wish to consolidate them at all levels, and extended an official invitation to him to visit the Turkish parliament.
The consul general praised the level of stability and reconstruction in Benghazi, and the two sides agreed on the importance of supporting parliamentary friendship committees to strengthen communication and cooperation between the two legislatures.
