Libya's new ambassador to the European Union, Jalal Al-Ashi, presented, on Friday, his credentials to the President of the European Commission, Ursula van der Leyen, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and Head of Libya's Mission to the European Union. "I was pleased to present my credentials to Ursula van der Leyen, and conveyed to her the greetings of the head of the Presidential Council Mohammed Menfi, calling her for more European Union support for the stability of Libya", Al-Ashi tweeted.

Italian energy giant Eni signed an $8 billion gas deal with Libya's state-run National Oil Corporation Saturday as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited TripoliTripoli, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Jan, 2023 ) :Italian energy giant Eni signed an $8 billion gas deal with Libya's state-run National Oil Corporation Saturday as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Tripoli. Eni said it was the first major project in Libya since early 2000 and involved the development of two offshore gas fields. Eni has an 80 percent share of Libya's gas production. Meloni also visited Algeria this week seeking supply deals from Africa's top gas exporter. During her trip to Libya, she was expected to discuss the issue of migration amid rising numbers of irregular migrants from Libya to Italy.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived Saturday in the Libyan capital Tripoli for talks on energy as well as the thorny issue of migration, Libyan state media said. Libya and its former colonial power Italy are key trade partners, particularly in energy, where Italian giant Eni plays a major role in tapping into Africa’s largest known oil reserves. During her trip to Libya, she is also expected to discuss the issue of migration amid rising numbers of irregular migrants from Libya to Italy. Libya has been wracked by years of conflict and division since a NATO-backed revolt toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. Meloni’s far-right government took office in October, vowing to stop migrant landings in Italy, which reached more than 105,000 in 2022.

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives (HoR) has denounced the burning the Quran by an extremist in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, in front of the Turkish embassy. It described the incident as an insult, a hate crime and far from freedom of expression. The committee expressed its indignation at the Swedish government's failure to take deterrent measures to prevent repetition of such incident. It also called on the Swedish ambassador to Libya to explain his government's position vis-a-vis the incident. The committee stressed the need to work hard to prevent incidents of defamation of religions, tighten laws in this regard, and to act firmly against any act that does not respect the sanctities of others.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Tripoli on Saturday as the Italian oil giant Eni signed an $8 billion deal with Libya to increase gas production and supply to the African nation. Photo courtesy of Giorgia Meloni/ TwitterJan. 28 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Tripoli on Saturday as the Italian oil giant Eni signed an $8 billion deal with Libya to increase gas production and supply to the African nation. Important agreements signed on cooperation, energy and the fight against irregular immigration," Meloni said in a statement on Twitter. The deal centers on the development of two offshore gas fields in Libya, which are expected to begin gas production in 2026. Eni added that the $8 billion investment will also mark a "significant contribution to the Libyan economy."

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni extended a hand of friendship to Tripoli while also helping to secure her country's energy security. Italian energy giant signed an $8bn gas exploration contract with Libya's state energy company during the visit.

During the visit, the two countries' oil companies signed a gas deal worth $8 billion(€7.36bn), the largest single investment in Libya’s energy sector in more than two decades. Libya is the second North African country that Premier Giorgia Meloni, three months in office, visited this week. She is seeking to secure new supplies of natural gas to replace Russian energy amid Moscow's war on Ukraine. She previously visited Algeria, which has become Italy’s number one energy supplier since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Meloni, who attended the signing ceremony, called the deal “significant and historic” and said it will help Europe securing energy sources.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Tripoli on Saturday to conclude an $8 billion gas deal aimed at boosting energy supplies to Europe despite the insecurity and political chaos in the North African country. Meloni met Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, head of the internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli, before the energy deal was signed for talks that also focused on migration across the Mediterranean. Signing the deal, Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) chief Farhat Bengdara and the head of Italy's Eni, Claudio Descalzi, said they will invest $8 billion in gas development, as well as in solar power and carbon capture. Dbeibah and Meloni said they had also discussed the issue of illegal migration from Libya to Italy. Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, who oversees much of the migration issue for Rome, flew to Libya with Meloni.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Tripoli on Saturday to conclude an $8 billion gas deal aimed at boosting energy supplies to Europe despite the insecurity and political chaos in the North African country. Meloni met Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, head of the internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli, before the energy deal was signed for talks that also focused on migration across the Mediterranean. Signing the deal, Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) chief Farhat Bengdara and the head of Italy’s EniENI.MI, Claudio Descalzi, said they will invest $8 billion in gas development, as well as in solar power and carbon capture. Dbeibah and Meloni said they had also discussed the issue of illegal migration from Libya to Italy. Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, who oversees much of the migration issue for Rome, flew to Libya with Meloni.

Eni has struck a major $8 billion deal with National Oil Corp. (NOC), securing future gas supplies. The deal today focuses on the development of the A&E gas fields, offshore Libya, in the D contract area. It will reach peak production of 750 million cubic feet per day of gas (7.7 billion cubic metres per year). Mellitah is the origin point for the 8 bcm per year Greenstream pipeline, which carries gas from Libya to Italy, via Sicily. Eni produced 1.6 billion cubic feet per day of gas in Libya in 2022, with equity production of 165,000 boepd.

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Italian energy giant Eni signed an $8 billion gas deal with Libya's state-run National Oil Corporation Saturday as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Tripoli. Eni said it was the first major project in Libya since early 2000 and involved the development of two offshore gas fields. Her visit is the first by a European leader to war-battered Libya since her predecessor Mario Draghi's visit in April 2021. Meloni also visited Algeria this week seeking supply deals from Africa's top gas exporter. During her trip to Libya, she was expected to discuss the issue of migration amid rising numbers of irregular migrants from Libya to Italy.

National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL), has rejected converting Libya into large detention center for migrants to protect Europe. “We reject European and Italian policies towards Libya on migration issues,”NCHRL said in a statement. “We reject continuing to work with memoranda of understanding on migration, signed between Italy, Malta and former Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) between 2017 and 2020,” the Commission pointed out. “We reject any proposal, project, protocol, agreement, or political or legal memorandum through which migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are returned to or kept in Libya,” it added.

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Regional, int’l issuesDuring the meeting, Sisi and Aliyev discussed developments of various regional and international issues of mutual concern. In this regard, the Azerbaijani president praised Egypt’s positive role regarding working to achieve political settlement for the ongoing crises in its regional surrounding. Sisi arrived in Baku on Friday in an official visit as the first Egyptian president to visit Azerbaijan. During his visit, Sisi discussed maximizing cooperation and joint investments with a number of businessmen and CEOs of major companies in Azerbaijan. Egypt and Azerbaijan have signed dozens of MoUs since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1992.