The U.S. is to continue its support for Libya’s civil aviation sector and airport security with US$ 4.5 million training grant. The news was revealed yesterday after a meeting of the Libyan Ministry of Transport steering committee assigned to follow up on the work of the U.S. training company, Culmen International, was held last Thursday, 25 January. During the meeting, in which the Airports Authority participated, it was agreed that the American Embassy would continue its support for the Ministry of Transport by assigning Culmen International to implement specialized training programmes in aviation and airport security through the centre that was established in Libya. It was also agreed that the U.S. would allocate US$ 4.5 million to train employees of Sebha Airport, as it is the main airport in southern Libya. Tweeting on the meeting, the U.S. Embassy said ‘‘The goal is to build Libya’s connections internally and with the rest of the world.
