Al bakoush: Tunisia Considers Opening Consular Office on the Border Between the Two Countries.

Tunis, 23 June 2015(Lana) Tunisia is considering opening a consular office on the border region with Libya to look after the interests of Tunisians in Libya and to coordinate with diplomatic missions of sisterly and friendly countries, Tunisian Foreign Affairs Minister said. Al Hadi Al Bakoush said, at a press meeting held to explain the circumstances of the abduction of Tunisian diplomats in Tripoli and its relationship with the issue of Walid Al Gleib, a leader of Libya Dawn brigades, that Tunisian parties were involved in obstruction of the release of the abducted diplomats, saying his ministry had evidence on this. Al Bakoush stressed that there was no connection between the release of the diplomats and the release of Al Gleib, saying Tunisian judicial authorities decided to release Al Geib in response to Libya judicial request. He reiterated Tunisia's impartial position to the ongoing conflict in Libya and said the release of Al Gleib was not part of a deal. =Lana=