Putin’s Special Rep & Chairman President Council Libya Discuss Bilateral Matters

Islamabad; On February 6, a telephone conversation was held by the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on the Middle East and African countries, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia M.L.Bogdanov with the newly elected Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed Menfi.

The current situation in and around Libya was discussed in the light of the results of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (FLPD) convened in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations, which  elected  the highest officials of Libya’s Transitional leadership.

On the Russian side, it was hoped that electing Libya’s transitional leadership will be an important milestone in the way of overcoming the long acute crisis in the country. At the same time, Moscow’s desire to activate and strengthen the Russian-Libyan multidimensional cooperation based on the principles of mutual respect, mutual benefit and traditions of friendship was confirmed.