Tunisian-Libyan agreement to reopen borders in two days

SANAA, Sept. 16 (YPA) – Tunisian and Libyan officials have agreed to reopen the air and land borders in two days, TAP news agency reported

According to the TAP, Saber Bougerra, Executive Director of the Tunisian-Libyan Economic Council said a health protocol would be applied between the two countries.

This protocol states that travellers from both countries (over six years) have to be fully vaccinated and present a negative PCR test, said Saber Bouguerra, adding that all those who are not yet vaccinated are called to observe a mandatory quarantine in a hotel. The cost of this quarantine will be charged to travelers, he pointed out.

Bouguerra said these new measures were taken at a meeting held Wednesday in Djerba, between the Libyan Ministers of Health and Interior who led a delegation and their Tunisian counterparts.

The border between Tunisia and Libya was closed by the Libyan government on July 8, 2021, because of the spread of the COVID-19 mutated strain “Delta” in Tunisia.

In mid-August, the government of Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah announced the opening of the borders, but this decision has not been implemented, due to the refusal of the Tunisian side.

E.M