CIA chief met with Abdul Hamid Dawaba

William died in Tripoli on Thursday

As a US official, CIA chief William Barnes made a surprise visit to Libya.


According to the Tripoli government, Dabiba was extradited to the United States in 1988 weeks after he was accused of making a bomb that brought down a Pan Am airliner in Lockerbie, Scotland.


Dubai's Foreign Minister Nagla Al Mangoosh said in a tweet on Twitter that Thursday's meeting with Barnes in Tripoli "witnessed a fruitful exchange of views on security-related issues, paving the way for stability and elections in Libya." .


Reuters, citing two sources, said Barnes also met with Khalifa Haftar, the commander of Libya's eastern forces, in Benghazi.


The CIA declined to comment on the visit. Generally, organizations do not disclose such inspections.


The meeting was part of the CIA chief's first visit to the country since the 2012 attack on the US mission headquarters in Benghazi, which killed the US ambassador and three others.


The Government of National Accord of Libya said in a statement on its Facebook page that Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Nagra Mankash, Director of Intelligence Hussein Ayyeb, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs attended the meeting. Adil Juma


The government said in a statement that during the talks, Burns praised Libya's recent stability and growth "needing to develop economic and security cooperation between the two countries".


Washington is looking for more suspects in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing after former Libyan intelligence officer Abu Azila Masoud Khair al-Marimi appeared in Washington last month.


Massoud is accused of making the bomb that caused an American plane to crash into the village of Lockerbie, killing all the passengers and civilians whose homes were destroyed in the crash.


Massoud's presence in the custody of US authorities has sparked outrage in Libya, which has not reached an agreement with Washington on the suspect's extradition. Chess is criticized by its opponents.


The move has been rejected by rights groups and relatives of Libyan prisoners who fear handing over their children, but analysts say Libyan authorities in Tripoli have no choice but to respond to US demands.


After the 2011 protests that led to the fall of the Gaddafi regime, Libya has not been at peace, and as a result, Libya has been divided into warring factions in the east and west of the country.


Abdulhamid Dwiba heads a government of national unity in 2021 as part of a peace plan through a process supported by the United Nations.


However, Dabiber's government is no longer recognized by the main political parties in eastern Libya, raising fears among many Libyans of a new round of hostilities, culminating with Haftar's coup attempt in Tripoli in 2019.


The United States has previously expressed concern over Russia's role in the Libyan conflict and worries that instability among OPEC members could affect the world's energy supply chain. Additionally, instability provides space for extremist armed groups in the country.


Moscow supported Haftar's forces in Tripoli between 2019 and 2020, as well as forces linked to Wagner's mercenaries, which reportedly numbered around 1,200 in Libya in 2020. UN experts are ready.


Burns took over as CIA Director in March 2021 and traveled to Libya in 2014 as Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs.


Burns is the first US official to visit Libya since Washington restored diplomatic ties with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2004.