The US Ambassador and Special Envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, arrived in the Chadian capital N'Djamena, to hold consultations with officials on regional cooperation in the fields of border security and economic development.

Upon his arrival, Norland met the Libyan ambassador to Chad, Mohamed Al-Madani, in the presence of the US ambassador to Chad, Alex Laskaris.

Norland tweeted that he was "Pleased to meet in N’Djamena with Libya’s Ambassador to Chad, Dr. Mohamed A. Ib Al-Madani, and U.S. Ambassador to Chad Alex Laskaris, to discuss regional cooperation on border security and economic development. I look forward to my consultations today and tomorrow with Chadian officials."