STORY: Tunisia, Algeria, Libya agree to advance cooperation
SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024
DATELINE: April 23, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:30
LOCATION: Tunis
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Tunisian President welcoming Algerian President at airport
2. various of Tunisian President welcoming Libyan leader at airport
3. various of Tunisian FM announcing joint declaration 

STORYLINE:

Leaders of Tunisia, Algeria and Libya agreed on Monday to work together to fight irregular immigration and speed up electricity interconnection.
   
Tunisian President Kais Saied, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and President of Libyan Presidency Council Mohamed al-Menfi, voiced the consensus in a joint declaration at the end of the first consultative meeting among the leaders of the three neighboring countries.
   
In the declaration, the leaders agreed to form joint working groups to oversee security along the common border and fight against irregular immigration and all forms of organized crime.
   
They also agreed to speed up the implementation of the Tunisia-Libya-Algeria electricity interconnection project, and speed up procedures for the movement of people and goods as well as establish free trade zones.
   
Regarding the Libyan issue, the three leaders categorically rejected any form of foreign intervention while hoping for the start of elections in Libya that "meet the aspirations of the Libyans."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis.
(XHTV)