Italy is resuming the operation of its embassy in Libya and has appointed Giuseppe Perrone as the Italian Ambassador to Libya, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported.

The decision to reopen the embassy in Libya’s capital Tripoli, closed in February 2015, was made on Wednesday evening by Italy’s Council of Ministers.

Giuseppe Perrone, 49, who will now be Italy’s Ambassador to Libya, has served as Deputy Director General/Principal Director for the Mediterranean and Middle East of the Italian Foreign Ministry.

He served also as his country's consul general in Los Angeles, the United States.

Source: MENA