Head of EU mission to Libya, Natalia Apostolova, met with GNA defense minister-designate Al-Barghathi in Tunisia

The Head of EU mission to Libya, Natalia Apostolova, met with GNA defense minister-designate Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi, and the Deputy Head of the Presidential Council, Fathi Al-Mijibri, in Tunisia.
The EU mission website clarified that Apostolova also met Tuesday with the Defense and National Security Commission members, Fathi Al-Seiti.
Meanwhile, news from the EU point at a close visit for the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, to Tripoli in the next coming weeks.
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