By Sami Zaptia.
London, 14 September 2020:
The Tunisian Foreign Ministry announced the appointment of a new Ambassador to Tripoli on Saturday. He is Assaad Ajili.
The announcement came as part of a large batch of diplomatic appointments by the President of Tunisia.
The appointment has led to speculation in Libya that Tunisia will reopen its Tripoli embassy after a closure lasting six years.
It will be recalled that Tunisia had closed its Tripoli embassy in October 2014, and its Consulate General in July 2015, as a result of deteriorating security conditions and the kidnapping of Tunisian diplomats by suspected Libyan militants/extremists.
Last week, the Tunisian President expressed his country's readiness to contribute to relaunching the political process in Libya by hosting a national dialogue that brings together the various components of the Libyan people.
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