Egypt, Libya to cooperate on setting customs policies

Egypt and the Libyan Government of National Accord have agreed to form a joint committee to cooperate on setting customs and financial policies and which will see Egypt help train Libyan custom officials. The committee will be headed by Vice Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait, Al Masry Al Youm reports. The move follows a meeting between Libyan Finance Minister Osama Hamad and Finance Minister Amr El Garhy on Sunday. Hamad had requested Egypt’s help to bolster its customs authority and to help aid it in curbing customs evasion, according to a Finance Ministry statement.