Blome reaffirms US support to Tunisia in defence field

US Ambassador to Tunisia Donald Blome reaffirmed the US administration’s support to Tunisia in the field of border security, training and technical assistance. Blome was speaking at a meeting Tuesday with Defence Minister Brahim Bertéji that discussed the Tunisian-US military cooperation and the reinforcement of the operational promptness of the military institution in various fields. The US ambassador pledged to […]

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Mechichi meets with Emir of Qatar in Doha

Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met Monday at the Amiri Diwan, Doha, with Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi. Ways to strengthen cooperation and coordination as well as regional and international issues of common interest were at the heart of the meeting, the Prime Ministry said. The talk also offered the opportunity to discuss ways to embark on a new […]

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Preparations for Francophonie Summit well underway (FM)

Preparations for the Francophonie Summit, which will take place in November in Djerba, are well underway, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi said Monday in Parliament. Delegations from the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) visited the island and took note of the measures taken to ensure the success of this meeting, he added. Diplomatic relations […]

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Tunisia and Libya to review legal framework governing bilateral relations (FM)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi said Monday he will visit Libya in the coming days, ahead of the creation of a joint Tunisian-Libyan commission and reviewing the legal framework for bilateral relations. Jerandi was responding to MPs’ questions at a question-and-answer session with government members He reaffirmed that Tunisia’s position on Libya is clear, namely […]

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ARP Committee on Revolution Martyrs addresses President Said on official apology to victims of dictatorship

The Parliamentary Committee on Revolution Martyrs and Injured and Implementation of General Amnesty and Transitional Justice, on Monday, decided to send a letter to the President of the Republic concerning the official apology to be presented to the victims of dictatorship. Committee members requested a meeting with the Prime Minister to set the next steps and define the forms of […]

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Ways to further boost cooperation between Tunisia and Qatar, discussed

Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Sunday had a talk in Doha, Qatar, with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani. Mechichi laid emphasis during the meeting, on the importance of the close brotherly relations binding the two countries and the need to further foster them in all fields, calling for endeavouring to increase […]

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