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xinhua news agency, tunisia, october 3 (reporter pan xiaojing) news from benghazi, libya: after the two parties in the libyan conflict signed an agreement to end the central bank crisis and re-appointed the central bank management, the government appointed by the libyan national congress issued a statement on the 3rd announcing the reopening of its control. oil fields and ports.

"we declare to lift the state of force majeure in oil fields, ports and oil facilities and resume oil production and exports," the statement said.

on september 26, driven by the united nations support mission in libya, the national supreme council and the national congress, representing both sides of the libyan conflict, signed an agreement in tripoli, the capital of libya, to end the libyan central bank crisis. according to the agreement, the national congress will appoint a new central bank governor and deputy governor within one week of the signing of the agreement, and appoint the central bank's board of directors within two weeks of the appointment of the new governor.

the libyan presidential council, which controls the west, issued a statement on august 12, announcing the replacement of the governor of the libyan central bank. the national assembly opposed the decision, saying the move went beyond the mandate of the presidential council. osama hamad, the prime minister appointed by the national congress, issued a statement on the 26th of the same month, declaring that all oil fields and ports under the control of the government encountered force majeure and suspended oil production and exports.

libya has been in turmoil since the overthrow of gaddafi's regime in 2011. the united nations-recognized government of national unity and the armed forces that support it control parts of the west, while the national congress, allied with the "national army", controls most of the east and south.

oil is an important source of income for libya's national reconstruction and improvement of people's livelihood. over the years, ongoing war and division have severely affected the country's oil production and exports. (over)