Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune received an official invitation from his Congolese counterpart to attend a high-level African Union (AU) Committee summit on Libya.
The summit is scheduled to take place in Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, in February.
The invitation was delivered to the Algerian President by Congo’s Foreign Minister, Jean Claude Gakosso, during his visit to Algeria.
In a statement following the meeting, Gakosso remarked, “The Libyan file is complex, and no one understands it as well as the Algerians.” He added, “Algeria is a central force in the region and shares extensive borders with Libya.”
Gakosso further stated: “The African Union always believes that conducting elections in Libya without achieving a minimum level of national reconciliation is futile. Efforts are ongoing to bring the Libyan brethren together around one table.”
The Congolese Minister also referred to the “Libyans’ independent decision to hold a reconciliation conference on April 28, 2024.”
He continued, “In preparation for this conference, the Congolese President, who chairs this 10-country committee, will convene a meeting in Brazzaville on February 5.”
Regarding bilateral cooperation, Gakosso expressed his country’s interest in benefiting from “Algeria’s extensive experience in the field of gas, a sector in which Congo is taking its initial steps.”
Abdullah al-Lafi, a member of the Libyan Presidential Council, and the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Libya, Nicola Orlando, met earlier to discuss solutions for the ongoing political deadlock in Libya and the National Reconciliation Project.
The meeting focused on the progress of Libya’s political process and ways to enhance bilateral cooperation, according to a statement from the Presidential Council shared on Facebook.
