Madar (Tunis) - Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti and Taher Al-Baour, who is in charge of running Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, expressed a shared wish to strengthen bilateral cooperation and "find practical solutions to some pending issues", according to a Tunisian Foreign Ministry statement issued on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
The two met on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held in Baghdad on October 17 and 18, the statement said.
They stressed the importance of preparing for upcoming bilateral meetings and further developing cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, services, transport, education and culture, according to the statement.
Discussing the situation in Libya, Nafti reaffirmed Tunisia's support for Libya's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, stressing that a lasting and comprehensive political settlement "remains dependent on an inclusive Libyan-Libyan process under the auspices of the United Nations".
In Baghdad, the Tunisian minister also met his Iraqi, Egyptian and Djiboutian counterparts, Fuad Hussein, Badr Abdelatty and Abdoulkader Houssein Omar, as well as the foreign ministers of Yemen, Afrah Abdulaziz Al-Zouba, and Guinea-Bissau, according to Tunisian Foreign Ministry statements.
