U.S. State Department warns its citizens against travel to Tunisia

U.S. State Department warned American citizens against travel to Tunisia, because of possible disturbances might take place coinciding with the Constituent Assembly election to be held on October 23. Published the American Embassy in Tunis has published yesterday a statement on its website warning its citizens of “the probability of disorders in Tunisia and advised them not to travel to there.” The U.S. embassy information office in Tunis, Jason Khile said that "It's the fifth time that provide the U.S. Department of State warning to its nationals not to travel to Tunisia in anticipation of any trouble, since the outbreak of the revolution of Tunisia. He explained, in a statement published by the newspaper "the Tunisian" on Friday afternoon, that "the U.S. State Department has not advised its nationals not to travel to Tunisia, but warned people who are heading to the Tunisian territory and called on them to take specific measurements,” as he said that they warning contended specific advice to American citizen to avoid demonstrations and stay in safe places. Stressing that "this warning is not the first of its kind in addition of it being a temporarily warning in the light of the current condition.” Jason Kheile has also said that "the situation in Tunisia is stable compared to what it used to be in the past and that things have improved gradually and returned to stability.” The warning comes in parallel with the Tunisian Prime Minister Beji Qaed Al-Sbsi’s visit to the United States, but the U.S. embassy confirmed that the visit does not have any effect in the position of the U.S. regarding their decision to warn their citizens.