Washington: The United States is worried about the development in Tunisia and urges the tranquility in the country, the White House spokesman Jen PSaki said on Monday, adding the United States to relate to senior Tunisian leaders.
Young Democracy Tunisia faced his worst crisis in a decade on Monday after President Kais Said expelled the government and suspended parliament with the assistance of the army, a step was conducted as a coup by the main parties, including Islamists.
His actions were followed by months and disputes complained to him against Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and parliament which was fragmented as Tunisia dropped into the economic crisis that was exacerbated by Pandemic Covid-19.
“We are worried about developments in Tunisia,” PSAKI said on the news direction.
“We relate to the senior level of the White House and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Tunisian leaders to learn more about the situation, urge calm and support Tunisia’s efforts to move forward in accordance with the principles of democracy,” he added.
PSAKI said the White House had not made a determination whether it was a coup, adding that it was looking to the US State Department to carry out legal analysis before making a determination.