TRIPOLI, Sept 22 (NNN-PNA) – Charge d’Affaires of the Philippines to Libya, Elmer G. Cato, yesterday expressed his country’s desire, to draw on Libya’s experience in the fight against the Daesh terrorists.
Cato made the remarks during a meeting with the UN-backed Libyan government’s Defence Minister, Salah Addin Al-Namroush, according to a statement issued by the defence ministry.
“The Charge d’Affaires stressed his country’s desire to start cooperation with Libya in the field of joint maritime exercises, information exchange, and cyber defence,” the statement said.
“The Charge d’Affaires also stressed his country’s desire to benefit from experience of the Libyan side, in its war against the Daesh in Sirte, in order to benefit from this distinguished experience, in a way that enables the armed forces in the Philippines to build its capabilities in fighting terrorism,” it said.
The Libyan defence minister also stressed the ministry’s intention for cooperation with the Philippines, in all areas of mutual interests.
Sirte, 450 km east of the capital Tripoli, was once dominated by Daesh militants, before forces allied with the UN-backed government took over the city and expelled the terrorists in Dec, 2016.– NNN-PNA
