Qais Saeed in Libya: an eye on reconstruction

Lace | Yesterday, Tunisian President Qais Saeed paid a working visit to Libya, during which he met with the country’s new leaders and asked to overcome the differences between the two countries. During the first official visit of a Tunisian president to Libya since 2012, Saeed met in Tripoli with the president of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, and the head of the Government of National Unity, Abdel Hamid Dabaiba, a day after they took office. officially your obligations. Saeed was accompanied by a delegation that included Foreign Minister Othman Al-Jarandi, officials from the presidential office, and a consultant in charge of economic records, and were received at Maitika airport in Tripoli, in exile, and his two deputies, Abdullah Al – Lafi and Musa Al-Koni.

During a joint press conference with the exile, the Tunisian president announced that “Tunisia and Libya will work to reactivate the Arab Maghreb Union at the meeting of foreign ministers and at the summit.” He warned that “the two countries have a great capacity to improve the deteriorating situation that they have experienced in recent years if there is the will to do so”, considering that “the most important thing in this delicate stage in the history of Tunisia and Libya is to learn of the previous mistakes and listen to the opinion of the majority, so that the people of both countries look to the future, better, reviving the previous economic and investment agreements and contracts and developing them according to the new changes. For his part, the exile highlighted “the specificity of the relations between Tunisia and Libya, the unity of destiny and the common future between the two peoples”, affirming “the commitment of both parties to reestablish relations with their predecessors at all levels. ”. In addition, a statement issued by the Tunisian presidency indicated that the talks “focused on Tunisia’s support for the transition process and on strengthening the historical ties between the two countries.” It also addressed, according to the statement, “the agreement to give new impetus to commercial activity, and develop an action plan to activate the investor side by facilitating transit procedures between the two countries, and facilitating financial procedures between the Central Bank. of Tunisia and Central Bank of Libya “.
Tunisian political analyst Nizar Maqni said, in an interview with Al-Akhbar, that the Tunisian state “wants to be the first ally of the Libyan state, and support it in the reconstruction in which investments in billions of dollars are promised,” indicating that these investments can “help the State”. Tunisian to get rid of the economic hardships and the social crisis accumulated for ten years ». He considers that this visit sends “an international political message of tranquility with regard to the Libyan authority, which is still modern and temporary, and suffers from fragmentation at the level of the security and military agencies, especially since the Ministry of Defense portfolio is not available. has resolved, “emphasizing the need to” expand internal dialogue between all political parties. Libyans, even those who are still skeptical about this political track, in order to strengthen peace and security in all cities and regions. Regarding Said’s talk on the return of the Maghreb Union to the fore, Maqni expresses his conviction that “this talk is early, and can only be achieved on the ground after solving other problems and crises in the countries of the Maghreb, especially the conflict in Western Sahara and the Moroccan-Algerian dispute ”.

Observers considered that the debate on the Maghreb Union is still early and difficult to achieve

Ayman Al-Zamali, political affairs researcher and journalist and writer, in turn, points out, in an interview with Al-Akhbar, that Saeed’s visit is part of “strengthening the historical bilateral relations between the two countries, economic, social and political, especially since these relations did not witness many disputes and disputes. “Noting that” political stability in Libya has a great economic benefit for Tunisia and the Tunisian people, “because” the levels of commercial exchange between the two countries are large and there is an important Tunisian community working in Libya, with the increase in the number of Libyans settled in Tunisia ten years ago ”. Al-Zamali considers that “the greatest and most prominent challenge for the two countries is security and stability and the fight against terrorism”, adding that “intensifying cooperation and coordination on security matters between the two authorities is very important at the current stage, in order to fight extremist cells. ” that threaten the security of Tunisia, and address the illegal immigration file that connects the two countries with the countries of the European Union. “Especially France and Italy, in a more efficient and effective way that serves the interests of both countries.” He goes on to say that the visit is framed within the framework of “supporting the Libyan people in the formation of a government of national unity and embarking on the path of restoring stability that serves the interests of all the countries surrounding Libya, and to the Maghreb in particular “, describing the speech of the Tunisian president. on the “Union of the Arab Maghreb” as “a great dream that everyone expects”. The peoples of the Maghreb countries achieve it on the ground. ‘
Saeed’s visit comes a day after the new national unity government took office the day before yesterday, from two warring administrations, one of which ruled the east of the country and the other ruled the west, thus completing a smooth transition from power after a decade of chaos and violence.

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