The Minister of Economy and Trade, Mr. Mohamed Hwej, met with the Ambassador of Spain, Javier Garcia-Larrache, on Tuesday at the Ministry’s Tripoli headquarters.

The meeting came inside the framework of following up and activating the progress of financial and industrial cooperation involving the two nations.

Activate and update MoU’s
Economy Minister Hwej stressed the value of cooperation and that the Tripoli-primarily based Libyan government seeks to attain financial and industrial stability, noting the have to have to activate the agreements and memorandums of understanding concluded involving the two nations and updating them in line with international adjustments in the field of economy and trade

Meals safety
The Minister referred to as for strengthening cooperation in the field of meals safety, specially in the field of agriculture and livestock sources and advantage from Spanish experiences in cooperation with the relevant authorities.

He urged the Spanish ambassador to urge Spanish firms to return to operate in Libya, to advantage from investment possibilities and make partnerships with the Libyan private sector.

Significant part of Industrial Attaché
Hwej pointed to the value of the part of the industrial attaché in overcoming all the troubles facing financial and industrial activities, in direct coordination with the Libyan Embassy in Spain.

In conclusion, the Minister of Economy and Trade invited the Spanish Minister of Trade to take a look at Libya.

30 Spanish firms returned to Libya
For his aspect, the Spanish Ambassador expressed the wish of the Spanish government to construct industrial and financial relations with Libya, pointing to the return of much more than 30 firms to operate in Libya and that the embassy is operating to facilitate the granting of visas to business enterprise owners.