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MEP's Tunis trip postponed after Saïed's visit to Brussels

The Tunisian Head of State, Kaïs Saïed, speaking at the 6th Summit between the European Union and the African Union, on 18 February, in Brussels. © Chokri Mahjoub/ZumaPress/MaxPPP

A delegation of European Parliament members had been due to visit Tunis shortly to meet Kaïs Saïed and Rached Ghannouchi but their trip has been put back indefinitely. This follows the tensions created by Saïed's participation in the EU-AU summit in Brussels on 17 and 18 February. [...]

Published on 23.02.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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MEP's Tunis trip postponed after Saïed's visit to Brussels

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