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EU Fears Tunisia’s ‘Collapse’

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. AP
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. AP
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EU Fears Tunisia’s ‘Collapse’

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. AP
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. AP

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that the EU is worried about the deterioration of the political and economic situation in Tunisia.

“The situation in Tunisia is very dangerous,” he warned after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

"If Tunisia collapses economically or socially then we will be in a situation where new flows of migrants will come to Europe," Borrell told reporters.

The ministers asked Belgium and Portugal to send representatives on mission to Tunisia in order to carry out “an assessment of the situation to enable the EU to orient its measures," he said.

“The European Union cannot help a country unable to sign an agreement with the International Monetary Fund(IMF), Borrell stated. “President Kaïs Saïed must sign with the IMF and implement the agreement, otherwise the situation will be very serious for Tunisia,” he added.

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US Ambassador to Lebanon 'Very Happy' over Aoun's Election as President

People carry national flags as they hold a moment of silence marking the one-year anniversary of Beirut's port blast, near the site of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi Purchase Licensing Rights
People carry national flags as they hold a moment of silence marking the one-year anniversary of Beirut's port blast, near the site of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi Purchase Licensing Rights
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US Ambassador to Lebanon 'Very Happy' over Aoun's Election as President

People carry national flags as they hold a moment of silence marking the one-year anniversary of Beirut's port blast, near the site of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi Purchase Licensing Rights
People carry national flags as they hold a moment of silence marking the one-year anniversary of Beirut's port blast, near the site of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi Purchase Licensing Rights

US ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson said she was "very happy" over Lebanese army commander Joseph Aoun's election as president on Thursday, ending a more than two-year vacuum in the post.

Johnson and other foreign envoys had attended Thursday's session at the Lebanese parliament in which Aoun was elected.

For its part, France's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday said the election of a new Lebanese president turns a new page for the country and must now be followed by the appointment of a new government capable of carrying out reforms.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine said that a new government will have carry out reforms necessary for Lebanon's economic recovery, stability, security and sovereignty, and added that France calls on all Lebanese political leaders and authorities to work towards those goals.