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Tunisia rejects using its air space or land in any military intervention in Libya.

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Tunisia, 07.02.2016 - Lana - The Tunisian defense minister 'Farhat Hirshani' , denied the possibility of using air-space or land , for any western military intervention in Libya. In a press conference , during his field visit organized by the Tunisian defense ministry for journalists at the Tunisian-Libyan borders , 'Hirshani' said , that "his country is against any military intervention in Libya , and if this intervention took place , it should be legitimate according to the UN system". "In case of a likely military intervention , there should be consultations with Tunisia beforehand , we don't want to repeat the same crisis , that took place in 2011 just after the Libyan revolution" ; he added. Tunisia had implemented a full security system on its borders with Libya , and had started establishing a military buffer zone in the year 2013 , by digging a buffer dike of 250 kilometers in the Tunisian land borders since last year. =Lana=