German FM arrives in Libya to reopen country's embassy
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Germany’s foreign minister has arrived in Libya to reopen the country’s embassy in Tripoli
BERLIN -- Germany's foreign minister arrived in Libya on Thursday to reopen the country's embassy in Tripoli. “Today, we want to show with the reopening that Germany is and will remain a committed partner of Libya,” Heiko Maas said upon his arrival in Tripoli. “We want to have a voice in the Libyan capital again.” German diplomats left Libya in 2014 due to the country's instability and spiraling violence and worked from neighboring Tunisia. In 2011, a NATO-backed uprising toppled and later killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi and led to the collapse of order in the North African country. The oil-rich country was long divided between a U.N.-supported government in the capital, Tripoli, and rival authorities based in the country’s east, each backed by armed groups and foreign governments.More Related News