Interim Tunisian President Mohamed Nasser affirmed the importance of continuing efforts under the trilateral initiative to advance the political process in Libya. This came during a meeting between Nasser and the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Khamis al-Jehinawi, on Friday, during which they discussed ways to stop the fighting and return to …
Read More »Tunisia’s Summit Confirms Support For Quadripartite Dialogue On Libya
The final communiqué of the League of Arab States stressed the importance of supporting the Libyan legal institutions and supporting the quadripartite dialogue, which includes the League, the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union. The statement of the summit in Tunis, on Sunday, confirmed the support of …
Read More »US Ambassador to Libya Resumes Work from Tunisia
The US Embassy in Libya has indicated that Ambassador Peter William Bodde resumed his duties as the embassy’s acting director in Tunisia. On its official website, on Friday, the embassy said that the United States, under the leadership of Ambassador Peter, will continue its close partnership with Libyan and international …
Read More »Egypt and Tunisia discuss the latest developments in Libya
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Tunisian President Béji Caid Essebsi met in Tunis to discuss the latest developments in Libya. During the meeting, Shoukry reviewed Egypt’s efforts in supporting the political process and Ghassan Salame’s plan, in addition to supporting the unification of Libyan military institutions. Shoukry stressed the …
Read More »Germany will provide 18 million euros to Tunisia to secure its borders with Libya
A spokesman for the German Defense Ministry, Michael Henjis, said that his country will allocate 18 million euros, for Tunisia in support of the border control system with Libya. Henjis told Russian news agency Sputnik that the funds were allocated from the German defense budget to help secure Tunisia’s common …
Read More »The situation in Libya is on the table of Italian PM Paolo Gentiloni and Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebi
On Saturday, the Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni discussed with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on regional issues, and mainly of situation in Libya. Gentiloni said his country is keen on continuing its consultations and support with UN envoy Ghassan Salame’s efforts in order to reach a permanent …
Read More »The Situation in Libya is the Focus of Discussion Between Tunisia and America
On Friday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said that the situation in Libya was the focus of discussion in the meeting between Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui and US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan. The Tunisian Foreign Ministry said on its official Facebook page that Sullivan had made a presentation …
Read More »Tunis Foreign Minister, Khemaies Jhinaoui, Urges for Libyan Parties to Continue Dialogue
The Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui urged Libyan parties to continue in their dialogue to reach a consensus solution that would pave the way for organizing presidential and legislative elections enabling the establishment of state institutions. On Wednesday in Cairo, during a meeting of the foreign ministers of Tunisia, Algeria …
Read More »Egypt and Tunisia Stress Efforts to Solve The Libyan Crisis
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Al-Shahid stressed the importance of intensifying efforts to reach a solution to the Libyan crisis. On Sunday, the two leaders announced in a statement issued by the Egyptian president that they agreed to resolve the Libyan crisis in order …
Read More »The Supreme Council of State Reaches an Impasse in the Tunis Negotiations-Senoussi Al-Basikri
The recent news that came out of the neighborhood of Qammarth, in Tunis, where the Libya Political Agreement amendment negotiations took place confirms that the General Khalifa Haftar is the cause of the block in negotiations. The delegation from the House of Representatives (HOR) – or some members of the …
Read More »UN Envoy Ghassan Salame, GNA Foreign Minister Mohammed Siala and SCS Abdul Rahman Al-Suweihli talk about results of Joint Draft Committee Meeting in Tunis
In Tripoli, Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, discusses with the Foreign Minister of the GNA, Mohamed Siala, the political process and the results of the meetings of the Joint Drafting Committee. On the same note, the head of the Supreme Council of the State …
Read More »Tunis Talks Come to Impasse After HOR Team Suspends Participation
Representatives of both the Supreme Council (SC) and the House of Representatives (HOR) have been participating in talks since September 26th on the amendments of the Libyan Political Agreement as a first step in the United Nation’s proposed plan by its head Ghassan Salame. Last month, Salame unveiled a new …
Read More »Algeria to Build Wall around Libyan Border To Keep ISIS Out
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) According to Libyan media, Algeria has been planning on constructing a wall 120 kilometres long along its border with Libya. Algeria has been stepping up its security measures in pursuit of countering terrorism within its borders. The wall will be three meters high with barbed …
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