Tunisia to host security meeting for Libya's neighbours

The new meeting, to take place in Hammamet, south of Tunis, on July 13 and 14, is due to gather the top diplomats from Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Chad and Niger, the Tunisian foreign ministry said.
Representatives from the Arab League and the African Union are also expected to attend, it said in a statement.
The leaders will "exchange points of view on the forms of support that the neighbouring states can offer... (to help) launch a Libyan national dialogue... and to strengthen state institutions and the democratic transition process in Libya."
The lawlessness in Libya, which has been rocked by major political crises and violent unrest since the overthrow of longtime strongman Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, has had far-reaching security implications for its neighbours.
A Tunisian diplomat and fellow embassy staffer were freed in late June months after being seized by gunmen in Tripoli.
In January 2013, jihadists coming from Libya stormed the In Amenas desert gas plant in Algeria's far southeast, in a devastating four-day hostage crisis that left nearly 40 foreigners dead.
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