Mohamed Taha Siala

Mohamed Taha Siala

Siala (left) meeting with Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels, June 2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
January 2016
Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj
Preceded by Mohammed al-Dairi
Personal details
Nationality Libyan

Mohamed Taha Siala is a Libyan politician who currently serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Libya in the Government of National Accord.

Foreign minister of Libya

Siala was one of the eighteen ministers appointed as part of the internationally-recognized Government of National Accord, in January-February 2016, with the objective of reuniting Libya.[1] He met with Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, in June 2016 in Brussels, where they discussed the security situation in Libya and possible military assistance to the GNA.[2] He also met with Federica Mogherini, the European Union's head of foreign affairs, and Didier Reynders, the minister of foreign affairs of Belgium. They discussed issues of security, human trafficking in Libya, and the appointment of a new Libyan ambassador to the EU.[3]

References

  1. ↑ PC announces 18 members unity government. Libya Prospect. Published 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. ↑ NATO Secretary General and Libyan Foreign Minister discuss how NATO can support Libya. NATO News. Published 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Support for Libyan security at centre of Mohamed Siala’s Brussels meetings. Libya Herald. Published 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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