2024-07-03 02:18:03
The Ras Ajdir border crossing was opened on Monday after greater than 100 days of closure, following an settlement between the 2 nations.
This got here in a joint press convention held by the Minister of Inside, Imad Trabelsi, and his Tunisian counterpart, Khaled Nouri, throughout which Trabelsi confirmed that the earlier closure was aimed toward organizing the crossing to finish the safety chaos.
In response to Trabelsi, the plan to reopen the crossing included facilitating the motion of vacationers between the 2 nations, with the supply of recent inspection gadgets. Trabelsi confirmed that an official police drive would safe the crossing from the Libyan aspect, noting that each one staff there would get replaced.
The Minister of Inside confirmed that the issue of comparable names that was hindering site visitors between the 2 nations had been resolved, in coordination with Tunisian President Kais Saied.
For his half, Tunisian Inside Minister Khaled Nouri confirmed that the Ras Jedir crossing is open to all residents and commerce exchanges between the 2 nations.
The 2 sides agreed to work on opening the remaining crossings between the 2 nations, and Al-Tarabulsi vowed that they’d not enable them to be exploited for the needs of smuggling weapons and medicines.
In one other press convention attended by Deputy Chief of Workers Salah Al-Namroush alongside Al-Tarabulsi, the latter revealed that the following section will witness the opening and securing of the Ghadames-Dabdab crossing with the Algerian aspect, noting that it had witnessed smuggling operations from all areas.
Trabelsi expressed his readiness to formally work with the “armed forces” within the east of the nation to safe the southern borders, vowing to finish the smuggling of gasoline and business items between Tunisia and Libya.
Ras Jedir crossing was closed to passenger site visitors on March 19, and its official opening was postponed thrice, whereas it was partially opened to emergency humanitarian and diplomatic circumstances in mid-June.
Supply: Libya Al Ahrar.
2024-07-03 02:18:03