EU ambassador to Libya Nicola Orlando and Libyan prime minister Abdulhamid Al Dbeibah met in Tripoli on April 15. The EU promised support for the Libyan government despite recent tensions between the two sides.
The EU's ambassador to Libya, Nicola Orlando, met with Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbeibah, the head of the Government of National Unity, in Tripoli on April 15.
The diplomat made the announcement himself on the X social media platform. The meeting came at a tense moment between the EU and the Libyan government after NGOs supporting migrants were banned by the latter.
EU ambassador urges dialog and respect for human rights
Orlando added on X: "We agreed on the need for all actors to preserve stability and resolve disputes through dialog and compromise, also leveraging the UN-facilitated political process."
The ambassador noted that the two had discussed how the EU "can support the government's efforts to stabilize the economy and foster growth nationwide with appropriate oversight."
"We also identified areas to strengthen our cooperation on humane, sustainable migration and border management, fully respecting human rights," he said.
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Migration policy
Although the diplomat did not mention this in his post, the Internal Security Agency under Dbeibah this month suspended the activities of ten NGOs including the Italian organizations CESVI and Intersos, accusing them of hostile activities and of fostering the settlement of African migrants, thereby altering the country's demographics.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was also affected by the ban.
The decision raised concerns for humanitarian assistance for thousands of vulnerable migrants in a country like Libya, already suffering from instability and human rights violations.