Libyan minister to Al Jazeera Net: These are the details of the agreements signed with the Egyptian government

Tripoli

- The National Unity Government has formed committees to complete the agreements and projects signed with the Egyptian government, giving Cairo a share of tens of billions in the reconstruction plan for Libya.

In the middle of this month, the Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdel Hamid Dabaiba, signed 13 agreements and 6 executive contracts with his Egyptian counterpart, Mustafa Madbouly, worth more than 33 billion dollars, equivalent to 147 billion Libyan dinars.

The two sides agreed on projects and agreements in the sectors of roads, transportation, bridges, electricity, health, education, aviation, trade, organization, administration and social affairs.

The concluded agreements included the transfer of technical expertise through the Egyptian workforce to Libya, and training in the fields of combating marine pollution, air security, and agricultural production.

gas stations

Among the projects announced by the Government of National Unity, the contract with the Egyptian Rowad Engineering Construction Company to build the Derna gas station (eastern Libya) at a value of 1.15 billion euros, and the contract with the Egyptian Orascom Construction Company to build the Mellitah gas station (western Libya) at a value of more than one billion euros.

The Libyan government contracted with a consortium of Egyptian companies "Orascom, Hassan Allam and Rowad Engineering" to implement the third ring road project in the capital, Tripoli, at a value of 4.28 billion Libyan dinars.

The number of Egyptian workers in Libya, according to official Egyptian statistics, is about 1.3 million Egyptian workers before the events of the Libyan revolution in 2011.

Billions of projects

The Minister of State for Economic Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Salama Al-Ghweil, confirmed that the volume of agreements and projects concluded with the Egyptian government exceeded 19 billion dollars, indicating that the value may reach 33 billion dollars, according to the assertion of Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dabaiba.

Al-Ghawil said from Cairo in an exclusive interview over the phone with Al-Jazeera Net that the work "has actually begun to complete the final administrative and technical procedures and prepare a suitable ground for receiving projects by Egyptian companies, and some projects need to be negotiated and set the timing for implementation and payment methods."

He stated that Libya needs one million Egyptian workers, according to the data of the Libyan Ministry of Labor, whether Egyptian workers organized within the framework of reconstruction plans, or individuals to join directly work in Libya.

Regarding the local reactions about the exaggeration in the value of the contracts, Al-Ghwail said, "I do not expect officials in the two countries to exceed logic in dealing financially with these projects that are recognized between countries, and they are contracts subject to the scrutiny of committees and specialists and the supervision of experts, but there are those who are trying to put sticks in the wheels. impede the process of integration.

Al-Ghwail stated that the national unity government depends on the financing of these projects for years, according to the completion period, on the increasing price of Libyan oil, indicating that these projects will start during the next month.

Al-Ghwail explained that these projects will achieve an economic boom that will benefit the Libyan citizen and local companies after moving the wheel of the economy and the return of development again after a hiatus that lasted for years.

huge sums

For his part, a member of the Supreme Council of State, Qassem Dabarz, expressed his astonishment at the national unity government's undertaking of contracts with such huge sums.

Debers added to Al Jazeera Net, "These contracts were not subject to the standards required for submitting offers transparently and subjected them to competitive bidding with international companies that have a well-known reputation, long experience and experience based on quality standards."

He stressed that these agreements are an executive affair, and the government and the contracting parties bear full responsibility for any corruption, default or suspicious contract, and the supervisory authorities are responsible for the follow-up.

Dabars believes that "these agreements were signed with Egyptian companies that do not have the experience and competence, with the support of some members of the House of Representatives, to politicize the Libyan file and use it in a bad way."