External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addresses during The India-Africa Summit in New Delhi on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. (Press Trust of India photo)
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met her Tunisian counterpart Taieb Baccouche and discussed the situation in Libya where three Indians are held hostage by Islamic State.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that Mr Baccouche assured Ms Sushma Swaraj that Tunisia was always ready to provide all necessary assistance to help free them.
Mr Baccouche, who met his Indian counterpart on the sidelines of India-Africa Summit here, invited her to visit Tunisia for joint commission meeting of the two countries.