The High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell visited Libya on Tuesday 1st September for the first time since the beginning of his mandate, continuing EU efforts to advance the political process and resume political dialogue to end the conflict in the country.

He met with the President of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh in Al Qubah in eastern Libya.

In his meetings, Josep Borrell discussed the latest developments in the country, and conveyed EU’s strong and unwavering commitment to preserve Libya’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and national unity. 

Borrell also discussed ways “to advance (the) political process”, revive joint military talks between the Libyan National Army and GNA and to lift an oil blockade imposed since January by pro-LNA groups demanding a fair share of hydrocarbon revenues.