Filipinos and Korean released in Libya after months of captivity
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Authorities in Seoul and Abu Dhabi announced that one South Korean and three Filipinos have been released following months of captivity in Libya.
The United Arab Emirates foreign ministry and the South Korea’s presidential office said Friday the four, held captive by armed groups in Libya, have been released thanks to “intensive efforts” made by the UAE in coordination with the Libyan National Army.
The four were civilian engineers working at a desalination plant in Libya.
The 62-year-old South Korean national was freed after 315 days of captivity.
The UAE ministry said the four were airlifted to Abu Dhabi before being taken to their home countries.
A handout photo made available by the Chigi Palace Press Office shows Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (R) meeting with Libyan General Khalifa Haftar (L) in his office at the Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy. EPA-EFE/FILIPPO ATTILI
In the meantime Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said after meeting eastern Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar in Rome Thursday that it was necessary to “reach a ceasefire as soon as possible to avert a humanitarian crisis in the country to safeguard the difficult conditions of the Libyan people”.
He was speaking after meeting Haftar at the premier’s office.
Conte said he had reiterated the hope that a “shared political process” would help achieve the stabilisation of the country.
