上川外相、リビア副議長と会談　関係強化を確認

　上川陽子外相は２４日、リビアのラフィ首脳評議会副議長と東京都内の外務省飯倉公館で会談した。２０１４年から閉鎖していた現地の日本大使館を１月に再開したことを踏まえ、経済分野の協力など関係強化に向けて取り組むことで一致した。
　上川氏は「リビアの安定を後押ししたい」と伝達。ラフィ氏は日本との協力拡大に期待を表明した。ウクライナや中東の地域情勢についても意見交換した。
　リビアはアフリカ屈指の原油埋蔵量を誇る資源大国。１１年のカダフィ政権崩壊後に内戦が始まり、石油施設が封鎖されるなどして経済的に打撃を受けた。２０年に停戦合意が成立。日本外務省は「現地の治安状況に一定の回復がみられる」としている。（2024/01/24-22:19）

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Abdullah Allafi, vice president of Libya's Presidential Council, met in Tokyo on Wednesday and agreed to work to strengthen Japan-Libya relations, including economic cooperation.
   The agreement came after Japan reopened its embassy in the North African country earlier this month. The embassy had been closed since 2014.
   During their meeting, Kamikawa expressed Japan's support for stability in Libya, and Allafi voiced hope for expanded cooperation with Japan. They also discussed the situations in Ukraine and the Middle East.
   Libya has one of the largest oil reserves in Africa. Its economy was damaged by a civil war that began after the collapse of Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011. A ceasefire agreement was reached in 2020.
   "We see some recovery in the local security situation (in Libya)," a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said.