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Tunisia and Libya seek to resolve outstanding bilateral issues

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Tunisia and Libya want to strengthen cooperation and find solutions to outstanding bilateral issues, their foreign affairs officials Mohamed Ali Nafti and Taher Al-Baour have agreed. On the sidelines of the 52nd session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad on 17 and 18 October, they also discussed trade, transport and the political situation in Libya, La Presse reports.

Tunisia and Libya have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation and seek solutions to outstanding issues, according to Tunisia’s Foreign Ministry. The commitment was made at a meeting on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Baghdad.

Tunisia’s Foreign Minister, Mohamed Ali Nafti, met Taher Al-Baour, who is responsible for managing the affairs of Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The OIC session was held on 17 and 18 October 2026.

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