Libya Attends Blue Africa Summit in Morocco

The Minister of Marine Resources in the Government of National Unity, Adel Sultan, has participated in the Blue Africa Summit, which was held in Tangier, Morocco, and is dedicated to discussing the protection of the marine environment, the blue economy, and developing strategic plans for sustainable development.

The summit was attended by representatives of 20 countries, in addition to representatives of relevant international and regional organizations and representatives of the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union, according to the Government of National Unity.

“Libya supports blue economy programs, and calls on all countries and decision makers to work together to stand against the challenges facing these efforts, which have been made to achieve important progress”, Sultan said during the first session, pointing to the importance of cooperation between the continents of Africa and Europe in the field of the blue economy, and fighting pollution of the seas and oceans.