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Russia eyes deeper economic engagement in Libya

Moscow hopes to play a growing role in Libya’s economy, health-care system and educational programs.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shows the way to Libya's Foreign Minister Mohamed Taher Siala during a meeting in Moscow, Russia December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin - UP1EDCC0Q7Q6D

As Russia tries to wrap things up in Syria, it’s moving ahead with plans for Libya.

Managers of top international companies, national leaders and opinion-makers of all sorts gathered last week for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia. Among a dozen public and closed panels, one session was dedicated to Libya’s reintegration into the world economic system. The panel brought together the foreign minister for the Libyan Government of National Accord, Mohamed Siala, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and the head of the Russian contact group for intra-Libyan resolution, Lev Dengov.

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