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| Tunisia claims neutrality on Libya as protesters demand closure of border crossing |
| 2015-02-16 |
| [Libya Herald] Tunisia will continue to be neutral towards the Libya in the current crisis, Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mokhtar Chaouachi has said. He was also reported adding that Tunisia planned to open a consular presence in Libya again. They can do that? Chaouachi denied that parties in the Libyan conflict, especially Libya Dawn ...aka Fajr Libya, the Islamist operation launched to counter that of General Khalifa Haftar (Operation Dignity). It is made up of the Libya Shield militia (Misrata and Moslem Brotherhood), Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (Moslem Brotherhood), and Tripoli Brigade (close to Abdul Hakim Belhaj, head of Al-Watan party). Financing and moral support come from Turkey and Qatar... , had been responsible for âinflaming of the situation in the border towns of Dhehiba and Ben Guerdaneâ. "No,no! Certainly not! Please don't chop the heads off our nationals and subvert us!" His statement came in response to reports suggesting the involvement of Libyan political groups in tensions on the ground at Libyan border crossings as a result of the tax imposed on all foreigners exiting at country. He also discussed the crisis of the kidnapped Tunisian journalists in Libya, Sofiane Chourabi and Nadhir Gtari, stating that no information on their fate or their whereabouts were available. The Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans going to send a delegation to Libya to follow up closely on the case, Chaouachi added. His statement comes after the border towns of Dhehiba and Ben Guerdane says protests last week over the exit tax which left one person dead and others injured. Tunisia has now decided to suspend the tax for all Maghreb citizens following protests. Libya reciprocated by imposing a similar tax on Tunisians entering Libya but this has not yet been revoked. |
| Posted by:Fred |