Russian MFA says Russian embassy in Libya to open soon

19 September 2022


A Russian diplomatic mission in Libya will be opened in the near future, there is a candidate for an ambassador to be announced shortly, Mikhail Bogdanov, Russian Presidential Special Envoy to the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, said on Monday.


"We are reopening our embassy in Libya. I think in the near future," he told reporters. "You will find out about appointing an ambassador in the near future," Bogdanov noted.


According to the deputy foreign minister, "now we need to solve organizational issues." "There is nowhere to work, temporarily, maybe our colleagues will work in some hotel," the diplomat specified.

 

 

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Based on materials from TASS