Libya’s Menfi visits Tunisia for talks

TUNIS, Tunisia

The head of Libya’s Presidency Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, arrived in Tunisia on Saturday on a 3-day visit to the North African country.

Menfi was welcomed upon arrival by Tunisian President Kais Saied, the Tunisian Presidency said in a statement.

According to the statement, Saied and Menfi will hold talks later in the day on bilateral cooperation and ways of boosting strategic partnership between the two neighbors.

The two sides will also discuss a host of issues of mutual concern, the statement said.

Last week, Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi visited Libya, where he signed trade cooperation agreements between the two countries.

Tunisia has faced a severe economic crisis over the past two years exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

*Ahmed Asmar in Ankara contributed to this report