Tunisia And Libya To Reopen Borders Friday: Presidency
Sumaira FH Published September 16, 2021 | 09:54 PM
Tunisia and Libya are to reopen their shared border on Friday, the presidency in Tunis said, two months after they were closed as the country's coronavirus caseload soared
Tunis, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Sep, 2021 ) :Tunisia and Libya are to reopen their shared border on Friday, the presidency in Tunis said, two months after they were closed as the country's coronavirus caseload soared.
"The president of (Tunisia) issued orders to reopen border crossings with the state of Libya from Friday" at 7:00 am local time (0600 GMT), the office of President Kais Saied said in a statement.
A statement from the Libyan government said the re-opening of the borders had been agreed during recent talks between the leaders of both countries.
A ministerial committee was then set up and recommended the frontiers open again after reviewing health and security issues, it added.
Libya closed its land borders and suspended flights between the two countries on July 8 due to an explosion in Covid-19 cases in Tunisia, which responded by closing its own crossings.
But with the caseload rapidly dropping, officials on both sides agreed to reopen the frontier, with measures in place to limit the possibility of contaminations.
Tunis and Tripoli agreed on a health protocol "subject to revision in light of developments in the health situation in the two countries," the Tunisian statement read.
The reopening would be reviewed in case of any "violation", it added.
Tunisia's Covid-19 caseload, which in August was the world's worst according to official data, has since significantly improved.
According to the latest figures available, on Tuesday the country of 11.7 million recorded 1,142 new cases and nine coronavirus-caused deaths.
Reopening the border was a key point of discussions between Saied and Libyan transitional Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, who visited Tunis on September 9.
The Ras al-Jdeir and Dehiba crossings are economic lifelines for Tunisian traders in the country's economically marginalised south, while many Libyans cross to access medical treatment and visit Tunisia for tourism.
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