Tunisian Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali al-Nafati and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Ati expressed on Saturday their countries' commitment to further developing bilateral relations and expanding partnership between the two nations. They discussed during the meeting support for regional security and stability factors, as well as vital interests of countries and peoples of the Arab and Islamic regions and the African continent.
This came during the ministers' meeting in Tripoli, where they participated in the 22nd session of the Executive Council of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, according to a statement from the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Tunisian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the meeting was an opportunity to exchange views on international and regional developments and the rapid changes the region is witnessing, which necessitate intensifying coordination and consultation.
It added that the ministers reaffirmed their shared commitment to further developing relations between the two countries and expanding the base of cooperation and partnership between them in a manner that serves the common interest and benefits the two brotherly peoples. They agreed to continue preparing well for upcoming bilateral events, especially in various fields of economic, technical, and human cooperation.
Al-Nafati and Abdel Ati are participating in the 22nd ordinary session of the Executive Council of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States, which was opened on Saturday in the capital Tripoli by Libyan National Unity Government head Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. The Libyan News Agency reported that the meetings see the participation of foreign ministers from Egypt, Tunisia, Chad, Djibouti, the Central African Republic, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Guinea-Bissau, along with heads of delegations from member states of the community.
Revitalizing the Community
Last April, the Libyan capital hosted a meeting of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States for the first time since the overthrow of the late President Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011. The Libyan Embassy in Egypt stated in a statement at the time that the Prime Minister had reactivated the community's headquarters in Tripoli after about 15 years of suspension, with the presence of 11 foreign ministers from member states.
History of the Community
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Ati was not among the participants in the previous meeting, although he participated in the Tripoli meeting on Saturday. The Community of Sahel-Saharan States was established in Tripoli on February 4, 1998, and includes 28 African countries in the Sahara and Sahel regions, holding observer status at the United Nations.
Following the revolution that ousted the Gaddafi regime in 2011, the secretariat's headquarters was moved from Tripoli to N'Djamena, the capital of Chad.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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