Tunisian Delegation of Businessmen and Media representatives in Tripoli to Promote Exchange Between the Two Countries.

Tripoli, 24 June 2015(Lana) A Tunisian delegation consisted of businessmen and media people has paid a visit to the Libyan capital and other cities in a move designed to show strength of Libyan-Tunisian ties despite recent tensions. The members of the delegation expressed their gratitude for the warm welcome they were accorded since they entered the country through Ras Jdeir border crossing, and said they was surprised at the state of security in Tripoli which refuted reports circulated in the media about the situation in Libya and in Tripoli in particular. They cited testimonies of fellow countrymen who enter into Libya on daily basis and the good treatment they are offered by their Libyan brothers. They noted the reception they were given by the mayor and members of the local council in Zwara, and also in Sabrata by the council of elders and members of the local council of the city. A breakfast banquet was given in honour of the Tunisian delegation in the capital, attended by the undersecretaries of the Ministry of Information, the undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy, the director of foreign information and the director of the Libyan news agency. An exchange of ideas and visions was exchanged at the banquet between members of the delegation and the ministry officials which focused on the real situation in Libya and effort to open a new page in relations between the two countries and the role businessmen do in this regard. =Lana=