An informed source revealed to Hespress AR that Morocco is preparing to reopen two consulates in Libya.
Hespress AR’s source did not specify the date of the opening of the two consulates, but confirmed that “this is the goal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the medium term,” noting that the reopening of two consulates in the North African country “comes in implementation of the royal instructions aimed at serving members of the Moroccan community abroad.”
The source added that the Ministry had initiated contact with the Libyan side for the return of Moroccan diplomats to their duties, noting that this decision “comes down to the requests of Moroccans residing in Libya, who find it difficult to access the Consulate General of the Kingdom in Tunisia in order to process their administrative requests.”
Morocco had made available a mobile consulate in Tripoli between 24 and 30 October last, in order to help Moroccans residing in Libya.
Over 5,500 Moroccans benefited from the services of the mobile consulate, as more than 1,000 civil status services were provided, including birth registration and different certificates, as well as 3,000 services related to passports such as renewal, and delivery.
A total of 2,500 services linked to the electronic national identity card were carried out (between the establishment, delivery of CINE, and different services), while 800 certificates were delivered to Moroccans living in Libya during the mobile consulate’s 6 operational days.
Last January, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the arrival of a Moroccan delegation, in preparation for the reopening of the Rabat Consulate in Tripoli, led by the head of the Arab Maghreb Union Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and including a number of senior officials of the ministry, after an 8-year closure.
On November 27, the joint Libyan-Moroccan consular committee in Rabat agreed to facilitate the visas for citizens of the two countries.
The Moroccan embassy in Tripoli continued to operate until 2014, when Morocco decided to close it after it was destroyed and vandalized.
This significantly affected about a quarter of a million Moroccans residing in the country, who found themselves without diplomatic representation.
Morocco has been playing a pivotal role in mediating between the conflicting Libyan parties, offering a neutral space for dialogue and negotiations.
The Kingdom organized the Skhirat Agreement concluded in 2015, and has also continued to receive delegations from the Libyan State Council and the Libyan House of Representatives in order to bring together views to overcome the Libyan political crisis.
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