TUNIS- Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has dismissed the foreign and defence ministers after consultation with the newly elected President Kais Saied, a statement on the presidency's website said on Tuesday.
Chahed has appointed Karim Jamoussi, the justice minister, as acting defence minister, and Sabri Bachtabji as the acting foreign minister, the statement said.
(Reporting By Tarek Amara, writing by Angus McDowall; Editing by Jon Boyle) ((angus.mcdowall@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: angus.mcdowall.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))
