By Houda Mzioudet.
Tripoli, 24 August 2013:
The Moroccan Embassy in Tripoli has denied reports in some media and social networking sites reported . . .[restrict]that Libyans wishing to visit Morocco will have to have a visa in future. The reports were false the Libyan news agency LANA reported the embassy as saying. Morocco welcomed Libyan citizens it said.
The statement reiterated the depth of Moroccan-Libyan relations and the desire to continue to communicate at all levels, including consolidating and strengthening cooperation between both countries.
On 20 August, the Tunisian consul in Benghazi, Ibrahim Rezgui, denied allegations that Tunisian authorities had imposed visas for Libyan travellers. He confirmed to Solidarity Press that Tunisia had not done so and would not at any time in the future impose visas on Libyans who want to travel to Tunisia. Libyans were free to enter Tunisia whenever they wished, he said. [/restrict]