The prime minister of the Tripoli administration in Libya, Omar Al-Hassi, was in Malta on a stopover this afternoon, the government said.

Omar Al-HassiOmar Al-Hassi

He arrived on a private jet accompanied by Finance Minister Younis Othhman, Planning Minister Mhd L Gadar, Hamad Mahmouda director of the Office of the Prime Minister, Hamad Mahmoud and a security officer.

The government did not say if Mr l-Hassi met any representative of the Maltese government. Malta currently does not recognise the Tripoli administration. 

The prime minister left after an hour for Helsinki. 

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