TRIPOLI, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Sunday announced reopening the coastal road that links western and eastern Libya after two years of closure.
Since April 2019, when a war between the eastern-based army and the former UN-backed government of national accord erupted in and around the capital Tripoli, the road has been closed.
"These efforts came after a difficult time, during which the people suffered from painful and grave experiences and the hardships of traveling through alternative routes in order for them to communicate," Dbeibah said.
The prime minister said that the state of division is over after the reopening of the road and the resumption of a key link between the east and west of the country, calling it an "important historical event in the modern history of Libya."
He also called on the Libyans to "renounce division, forget the grudges, and move towards building the country and achieving stability."
Dbeibah's Government of National Unity was selected by the UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, ending years of political division in the North African country.
