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The Minister of Technical and Vocational Education discusses with the Ambassador of Spain strengthening cooperation in the field of developing technical and vocational education

The Minister of Technical and Vocational Education, Mr. Yakhlef Saeed Al-Sifaw, received today, Thursday, the Ambassador of Spain to Libya, Mr. Javier Garcia, to discuss strengthening cooperation in the field of developing technical and vocational education.

During the meeting, which was held at the Ministry’s office and attended by a number of directors of departments and offices and the delegation accompanying the ambassador, the Minister welcomed cooperation with the State of Spain, which has strong relations with the State of Libya in all fields, stressing the keenness of the National Unity Government to enhance cooperation and coordination with all friendly countries in all disciplines and fields, especially educational, benefiting from the Spanish experiences and establishing a common mechanism to facilitate the procedures of students sent to study in the State of Spain, and to benefit from scholarships and study opportunities provided by Spain to Libya, as well as activating previous agreements, projects and activities, including twinning programs for technical and vocational education institutions in the two countries.

The two sides also discussed the importance of linking graduates of technical and vocational institutions with the requirements of the labor market, and working to develop technical and vocational education curricula, noting that the Ministry is working to attract more students, by linking this education with the local, regional and international labor market, in addition to mention the creation of new specializations that meet the needs of the labor market.

For his part, the Ambassador stressed that the relations between Libya and Spain are strong and distinguished strategic relations, as Libya enjoys a distinguished position and regional weight in its geographical surroundings, stressing Spain’s interest and desire to enhance the process of joint cooperation between the two countries.

The Ambassador praised the level of relations between the two countries in the educational and cultural fields, praising all efforts to develop the technical and vocational education system, explaining the two countries’ keenness to transfer their experience and exchange experiences between them.

An official source at the Audit Bureau denies rumors that the head of the Bureau has issued a decision to suspend Sanalla from work.

An official source in the Audit Bureau denied rumors about the issuance of a decision by the Head of the Bureau, Khaled Shakshak to suspend the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation, Mustafa Sanalla from work.

A number of social media pages circulated news of a decision issued by the head of the Audit Bureau to stop the head of the Corporation, Mustafa Sanalla, because of the latter’s withholding of oil revenues.

The fact that Sanalla withheld oil revenues from the Central Bank of Libya in the institution’s sovereign account in the Libyan Foreign Bank raised many questions about the legality of this procedure or not.

The head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, had confirmed in previous statements that the National Oil Corporation does not have the right to acquire foreign exchange until it withholds it, stressing that this measure is an attack on the state’s public treasury funds.

The Board of Directors of the Social and Economic Fund held its first meeting for 2021 on Tuesday chaired by the Head of the Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Al Dbeiba and attended by members of the fund.

The participants discussed difficulties facing the fund and the affiliated companies, and performance of the companies as well as reports submitted by the board.

Libyans stranded in Tunisia

The Libyan Embassy in Tunisia has set an emergency committee to take urgent action to expatriate Libyans stranded in Tunisia, in line with the instructions of the Presidency Council and the Head of the Government of National Unity in this respect.

The Libyan Embassy said on its SMS page that ‘under direct instructions from the Foreign Minister, the Charge D’affairs of the Libyan Embassy in Tunis called for an emergency meeting, which was attended by the Consul and several attaches.

An emergency committee was agreed at the meeting, to be chaired by the Charge D’affairs to follow up the situation of the Libyan community and the stranded people, and to tend to their needs. Expatriation of the stranded persons has already started, the Embassy said.

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Mnifi, called for a detailed report on Libya’s foreign investments.

During a meeting that included his deputy, Abdullah Al-Lafi, President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Mohamed Al-Hafi, and Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba, they reviewed Libya’s outstanding economic issues in various international courts.

During the meeting, which was held in Tripoli, they discussed ways to strengthen and enhance Libya’s judicial position in these cases, in order to preserve state funds and assets.

The meeting also discussed a number of legal issues, the most pressing of which is the fate of Libyan prisoners abroad, especially those imprisoned without trial, and those who remain in pre-trial detainment.

The Presidential Council instructed the government to communicate urgently with the competent authorities in the concerned countries, in order to address this issue without further delays

A South Korean governmental delegation inspected the site of the Zuwaytinah Combined Cycle Power Plant Project, in north-eastern Libya.

During the tour, the delegation was briefed on the inspection work carried out by the General Electricity Company of Libya’s (GECOL) technical teams, and the conditions were evaluated in order to permit Korean companies to resume work in Libya.

“The Korean delegation was assured about the state of the project, the good storage method for project materials, and the appropriate and stable conditions in the region and the country,” GECOL said in a statement.

It added that the visit comes as a continuation of the visits made by the Korean government to the worksites of Korean companies. The South Korean delegation was accompanied by a member of GECOL’s Board of Directors. GECOL urged Korean companies to urgently resume business in Libya.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), Seddiq Al-Kabir, held discussions on Tuesday, with the Mayor of Jufra Municipality, Saeed Quringo, the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Sheikhs and Elders Council of Jufra Municipality, as well as the

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