Libya turned to China’s help in economic revival and political settlement

Beijing. February 21. Silkroadnews - China’s charge d’affaires to Libya met with the head of Libya’s High Council of State to discuss the Libyan crisis, Global Times reports.
“Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Libya Wang Qimin is on a working trip to Tripoli, the first of a senior Chinese official since the Chinese embassy left Libya in 2014 due to armed conflict. He was scheduled to meet with the Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Sayala on Tuesday after Monday’s talk with the Head of the Libyan High Council of State Abdurrahman Swehli,” the report said.
Wang said the meeting with Abdurrahman Swehli was devoted to “political situation of the country and the importance of commitment to the UN-proposed action plan to resolve the Libyan crisis by amending the political agreement.”
“Our meeting also covered China's role in development and improvement of the Libyan economy. The contribution of Chinese companies in reconstruction and infrastructure development after the appropriate security conditions are available to encourage the return of the companies to complete suspended projects to Libya,” the agency quoted Wang saying.
Swehli praised China’s support for the political agreement, emphasizing the openness of the High Council of State and strive for reconciliation and stability.
“Swehli pointed to the council’s interest in enhancing the economy and resuming suspended projects amid remarkable security improvement, expressing Libya’s desire to cooperate with China as a major economic power,” the report said.