Hommam Al Nassim 
The Libyan Ministry of Interior announced the partial reopening of the Ras Jedir border crossing on Thursday morning and its full reopening on June 20, after it had been closed for more than three months.
Imad Trabelsi, the Libyan Minister of Interior in the outgoing National Unity Government, said in a video statement with his Tunisian counterpart, Khaled Al-Nouri, that the border crossing will be reopened “in the interest of both countries without harm to any party.”
Trabelsi stated, “The opening will be for humanitarian cases, special cases that have permission from the Tunisian and Algerian Ministry of Interior, and medical cases.”
Trabelsi added that he will meet with Al-Nouri on June 20 at the border crossing “to hold a meeting and reopen the crossing completely for all travelers.”
Al-Nouri stressed that Tunisia supported the crossing with everything necessary “in order to ensure the smooth flow of movement and not disrupt travelers from both sides.”
It was also agreed to establish working mechanisms to reorganize intra-trade for citizens traveling between the two countries in accordance with applicable legislation and not to impose any fees or financial fines not agreed upon between the two countries in accordance with the principle of reciprocity.
The two countries agreed to solve the problem of the similarity of names that citizens of the two countries suffer from at entry and exit ports, in addition to sharing information between the security services to combat all crimes between the two countries.
It is noteworthy that in mid-March, the Libyan Ministry of Interior said that it closed the border crossing due to armed clashes after the border was attacked by “outlaws.”
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