Head of the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Committee in the House of Representatives (HoR), Yusuf Al-Aqouri, held a phone call on Thursday with the Ambassador of Belgium to Libya, Christophe de Bassompierre, so as to discuss the latest political developments as well as the issues of mutual concern.
Acting as head of the monitoring committee for the Libyan funds frozen abroad in the House of Representatives (HoR), Yusuf Al-Aqouri stressed that the Belgian government’s attempt to unfreeze some of the Libyan assets is a very dangerous precedent that would encourage other governments to adopt the same procedure, which could threaten Libya’s frozen assets in all countries.
Al-Aqouri clarified that he totally understands the fact that Belgium was defending its trading interests. However, the payment of any financial entitlements has to be done by the Libyan government rather than by the frozen assets that must be preserved.