Benghazi invites Turkish companies to take part in reconstruction
LIBYA – The mayor of Benghazi municipality, Counsellor Ezzedine Al-Gharabi, has discussed with Turkish Consul General Hüseyin Hançer and his deputy ways of strengthening economic, investment and development cooperation between Libya and Turkey, at a meeting that followed the reopening of the Turkish consulate in the city.
Business owners’ council and Foreign Ministry representative take part
The meeting was attended by municipal council member Tarek Ben Amer, the chairman of the Council of Libyan Business Owners in the Eastern Region, the council’s executive director and a number of its founding members, along with a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the director of the mayor’s office.
Reconstruction, stability and investment opportunities
Al-Gharabi welcomed the Turkish delegation, praising the historical relations between the two countries and calling for them to be developed into a genuine partnership.
He pointed to the security and stability Benghazi is enjoying, attributing it to the sacrifices of the armed forces and the support of citizens, and to the development and reconstruction projects being carried out by the National Development Agency and the Development and Reconstruction Fund of Libya under the patronage of the General Command of the Armed Forces, saying the city had become an economic hub and a promising investment destination.
The consulate and easing transactions for citizens and traders
The mayor stressed the importance of activating consular work in Benghazi to ease administrative transactions for citizens and procedures for traders and businesspeople, and to boost trade between the two countries.
Call for Turkish companies and transfer of expertise
Al-Gharabi invited Turkish companies to take part in infrastructure, development, reconstruction and services projects in the city, and to draw on their expertise to carry out work that helps improve services and create jobs for young Libyans, as well as training and qualifying national cadres and transferring knowledge.
Turkish consul general praises urban development
For his part, Consul General Hançer expressed his pleasure at visiting the municipality and at what he had seen, as he described it, of the city’s urban development, reconstruction projects, beauty and stability.
He affirmed the Turkish side’s readiness to expand economic and investment cooperation, and the interest of Turkish companies in taking part in construction and development, training human resources and exchanging expertise.
Joint partnerships between businesspeople
The chairman of the Council of Libyan Business Owners in the Eastern Region and his two deputies stressed the need to boost trade and industrial exchange, facilitate investment by companies and businesspeople in both countries, and establish joint projects and strategic partnerships.
Participants agreed on the importance of continued communication and coordination between Benghazi municipality, the Turkish consulate and the business owners’ council to turn areas of cooperation into practical steps and projects that serve citizens by improving procedures, services, job opportunities and economic activity.
