BRUSSELS, June 22 (Xinhua) -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said a team of NATO experts would help the Libyan government build defense and security institutions.
Stoltenberg made the remarks after meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Stoltenberg said NATO was engaged in preparing a program to help build defense institutions in Libya in 2011, but added that, "the security situation made it impossible to continue."
"Now we have agreed in a way to restart those efforts. An expert team from NATO met with experts from the government of national accord, in Tunisia, some weeks ago," he said.
"The main purpose of the meeting today was to make sure our experts will sit down as soon as possible," Stoltenberg added.
He noted that NATO experts would address issues such as how to develop a modern ministry of defense, build joint chiefs of staff, and also to develop intelligence services in Libya.
Stoltenberg also underlined NATO's support to the government of national accord.
