Saied calls for reactivation of the Arab Maghreb Union.
Wednesday 17/03/2021
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied shakes hands with Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh during their meeting in Tripoli, Libya, March 17, 2021. (REUTERS)
TUNIS— Tunisia’s president met Wednesday with Libya’s newly-appointed government in Tripoli, becoming the first head of state to visit the war-torn country a day after the interim administration took power.
President Kais Saied landed in the capital’s Mitiga International Airport and was received by Mohammad Younes Menfi, head of Libya’s Presidency Council. They then headed for talks and the Tunisian leader also met Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, leader of the new Government of National Unity (GNU).