First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo, right, shakes hands with Fatalla Elzuni, Libya's minister of state for African affairs in Seoul, Monday. Courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Korea has asked Libya to support the expansion of Korean companies' presence in the North African country, particularly in the oil and refining sectors, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo made the request during a Monday meeting with Fatalla Elzuni, Libya's minister of state for African affairs, who was in Seoul to attend the Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers' Meeting, according to the ministry.
Noting that Libya's security, economic and political situation has been stabilizing in recent years, Elzuni expressed hope that more Korean companies would expand into Libya's construction and infrastructure sectors.
Park told Elzuni that the Korean Embassy in Libya will soon fully reopen, noting the move would help lay the groundwork for mutually beneficial cooperation, according to the ministry. The embassy has operated on a rotational basis between Libya and Tunisia since March 2022.
