Call for farm trade mission to Libya

The recent lifting of all UN trade sanctions against Libya opens up opportunities for Ireland's agri-business sector, particularly beef exports, according to Billy Timmins, the Fine Gael spokesman on agriculture.

He said Minister for Agriculture Joe Walsh must send a trade delegation immediately to Libya to revive the live export trade between the two countries.

“Ireland has a long history of good trade relations with Libya, stretching as far back as the 1970s, when Libya imported over 150,000 live exports per annum from Irish farmers,” he said.