The Libyan-Italian Chamber of Commerce signed a memorandum of understanding to unify the work strategy. The memorandum was adopted by the head of the Libyan Chamber, Anwar Abousta, and the head of the Italian Chamber, Nicola Veliki.
According to the Ministry of Economy and Trade, the memorandum aims to unify the commercial work strategy between the Libyan and Italian sides, enhance commercial relations between the private sectors in both countries, contribute to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and facilitate the movement of business owners and shipping goods and services through ports in both countries.
The ministry said that the memorandum comes as a culmination of the adoption by both Libyan and Italian sides in both countries, which included organizing joint economic meetings and seminars under the Ministry of Economy and Trade supervision to exchange information and studies on local markets.
Abousta confirmed the chamber’s role in supporting and enhancing private sector activity, holding periodic meetings with business owners and companies dealing in both countries to identify difficulties and obstacles facing commercial activities and services movement, and working to address them in coordination with relevant authorities.
Abousta also pointed out that a meeting will be arranged during the coming period in Tripoli to discuss the situation of Libyan companies operating on imports from Italy and problems facing businessmen in transporting goods through Italian ports.
He also referred to organizing an exhibition for Italian industries in its second edition at the beginning of next year at the Tripoli International Fairground.
