TRIPOLI , November 14 (HS/RIA Novosti) - Russia expects to resume the operations of its Consulate General in the Libyan city of Benghazi in early 2027, Russian Ambassador to Libya Aidar Aganin told RIA Novosti.

Work to open the Russian consulate in Benghazi is currently ongoing. Its opening is possible in early next year, the diplomat said.

Russia already received approval from the Libyan government in June, but additional official procedures must be completed, and a government decree obtained to open the consulate, he added.

In April, following talks with Tahir Baur, Acting Head of the Foreign Ministry of Libya's Government of National Unity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the Russian consulate in Benghazi would resume operations. It was closed back in 1993, Lavrov added.

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