The Head of the Passports, Nationality and Foreigners Affairs Department, the Director of the General Administration of Ports Security, the Director of the General Administration of Central Support, the Security Director of the Ras Ajdir border crossing and the Tunisian Consul to Libya attended the reopening ceremony.

The reopening came after the Libyan and Tunisian sides signed a joint health protocol to put the precautionary and health measures to prevent the Coronavirus pandemic.

 In the same context, the Libyan Interior Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) decided to resume activities at the Wazzin Border Crossing with Tunisia after months of closure due to the coronavirus outbreak in the two countries.

In a statement, the ministry said that the decision to reopen Wazzin land port aims to facilitate the movement of citizens between the two countries, starting today according to the protocol agreed upon between the Libyan and Tunisian authorities.