Libyan Foreign Minister Ashur bin Khayyal (left) welcomes his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli
Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci yesterday held talks in Tripoli with his Libyan counterpart on security issues and the fate of the family of slain leader Muammar Gaddafi. “We discussed security concerns,” Libyan Foreign Minister Ashur bin Khayyal told journalists in Tripoli. Asked if they held talks on members of Gaddafi’s family sheltered in Algeria since last year’s revolt, Medelci said: “We discussed this matter with clarity, sincerity and transparency.” Algeria gave shelter in August to Gaddafi’s daughter Aisha, her brother Hannibal, their mother Safiya — Gaddafi’s second wife — and the former strongman’s eldest son Mohamed. Aisha angered her hosts in November when she called for the overthrow of Libya’s interim government.