Qatar FM visits Tripoli and meets Libyan officials

Libya has invited Qatar to reopen its embassy in Tripoli, as the Libyan interim government pushes to renew its ties with the outside world after ten years of turmoil and civil war.

The invitation came from Libyan foreign minister Najla Al-Manqoush who held talks Sunday with visiting Qatari foreign minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

During a joint news conference in Tripoli, al-Manqoush praised Qatar for its role in helping to end the conflict in Libya, which had seen the country split between two rival governments, each with its own armed forces.

For his part, the Qatari minister said his country looked forward to reciprical visits with the aim of increasing cooperation between the two countries.

Earlier he met the head of Libya's interim government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.