Libyan Foreign Ministry spokesman Muhammad al-Qiblawi said that Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed - in a phone call - with the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Accord Government, Muhammad al-Taher Siyala, to support stability in Libya.

The spokesman added that the Egyptian minister assured his Libyan counterpart the cooperation between the two sides, and praised the reception of the Egyptian delegation in Tripoli.

This follows the first visit by an Egyptian delegation to Tripoli since 2014. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Libyan Government of National Accord announced that it had agreed with the Egyptian delegation to schedule bilateral meetings between experts, to overcome obstacles and ensure appropriate conditions for the resumption of flights between the two countries.

The ministry said that the Egyptian delegation promised to reopen the Egyptian embassy and return to work from inside Tripoli as soon as possible.

The Libyan Foreign Ministry spokesman described the meeting with the Egyptian delegation in Tripoli as positive, and said - in an interview with Al Jazeera - that Egypt's interests are with the Libyan state, and not with any person or party.

This comes after the Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha discussed with an Egyptian security delegation in the capital, Tripoli, "common security challenges and ways to enhance security cooperation."

The Libyan Interior Ministry said - in a statement on Sunday - that "the meeting was attended by Libyan intelligence chief Imad Trabelsi."

The meeting also discussed "ways of supporting the ceasefire agreement, and discussing the outputs of the (5 + 5) committee in order to support international efforts on getting out of the current crisis by political and peaceful means."

The Libyan Joint Military Committee (5 + 5) includes 5 members from the legitimate Libyan government, and 5 from the retired Major General Khalifa Haftar.

Last week, the head of Egyptian General Intelligence, Major General Abbas Kamel, visited the city of Benghazi (eastern Libya), and held talks with Khalifa Haftar and Tobruk Parliament Speaker Aqila Saleh.

Egypt is one of the countries that support Haftar politically and militarily, and this support is denounced by the legally recognized Libyan government, considering it one of the causes of the ongoing political crisis in the country.

Until 2014, there were Egyptian delegations arriving in Tripoli and meeting with Libyan officials, but since that date the visits have been interrupted, following the expulsion of forces loyal to Haftar from the capital, in what was known at the time as the "Libya Dawn" operation.

Turkish warning

The Egyptian delegation’s visit to Tripoli comes hours after a visit by Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to the Libyan capital at the head of a delegation that included Turkish army leaders.

In a speech to the Turkish forces operating in Libya, Akar responded to Haftar's recent threats against Turkey and its forces, saying, "Let the criminal Haftar and his supporters know that we will consider them a legitimate target in all places after every attempt to attack our forces."

He said he hoped the International Criminal Court would continue its investigation into Haftar's crimes and hold him accountable.

While in Tripoli, the Turkish Defense Minister met his Libyan counterpart Salah al-Nimroush, and the President of the Supreme Council of State Khaled al-Mishri, also inspected the Turkish forces, and attended the graduation ceremony of about 400 Libyan soldiers who had received training by Turkish military personnel.