Saturday, January 15, 2011

Tunisian President arrives in Saudi Arabia after leaving their country

The Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, arrived yesterday in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) after being forced to leave the North African country by the escalation of street demonstrations against him, reported the Saudi royal family in a statement released by the state agency SPA news. In the note, the Saudi government said that due to exceptional circumstances experienced by the people of Tunisia, where the prime minister, Mohamed Ghanuchi, has assumed the interim presidency, "have been in their country to Ben Ali and his family." The Tunisian Head of State left the North African country yesterday in an unknown direction, and initially there was speculation his arrival in Malta and Italy, who denied that Ben Ali was in his territory.

The Saudi executive said in the statement his desire to reach "the security and stability" in Tunisia, which began almost a month ago a wave of unprecedented social protest that has caused dozens of deaths. It also showed their support for "any action that benefits the population of Tunisia brother" and hope to be overcome "this difficult phase" of the country's history.

Ghanuchi assumed the interim presidency a few minutes after government sources report that Ben Ali had left the country after living the most serious crisis of his 23 years in power. In a brief presentation along with the presidents of Congress, Fuad Mabaza and House of Councillors (Senate), Abdellah Kallel, Ghanuchi, 69, pledged to respect the Constitution and restore stability to the country.
Posted by Manlio Gandolfi at 4:45 AM

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