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Libya and Tunisia prepare for 23rd joint commission

By , based on La Presse de Tunisie

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Libyan and Tunisian officials discussed preparations in Tripoli for an experts’ meeting scheduled for 10 and 11 November in Tunis. The meeting is to prepare the 23rd session of the Tunisian-Libyan High Joint Commission, according to Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Libya and Tunisia have discussed preparations for a meeting of their experts’ committee, scheduled for 10 and 11 November in Tunis, ahead of the 23rd session of the Tunisian-Libyan High Joint Commission. The talks were held in Tripoli by Achraf Attaïeb, director of international cooperation at Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mohamed Habib Sessi, chargé d’affaires at the Tunisian embassy in Libya, according to La Presse de Tunisie.

The discussions covered diplomatic and consular cooperation, trade, investment, transport and the situation of Libyan and Tunisian communities in both countries. The plenary session of the High Joint Commission is due to be held in Tripoli at a later date, with the aim of resolving logistical obstacles and producing concrete measures for the bilateral partnership, according to the Libyan side, cited by La Presse de Tunisie.

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