President of Kais Saied and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron had a phone call on Saturday.

the President of the Republic said he would quickly announce a roadmap for the coming period and would give full play to popular legitimacy, said the Elysée.

He expressed his commitment to respond to emergencies, according to the same source.

For his part, the French president affirmed that his country «stands by Tunisia and the Tunisian people in this key moment for its sovereignty and freedom.»

Macron said he hoped «Tunisia will quickly be able to meet the economic, social and health challenges it faces,» recalling that Tunisia could count on France’s support to meet all these challenges.

The two sides agreed to talk again soon, the statement indicated.

President Kais Saied on July 25 announced invoking Article 80 of the Constitution. He decided to freeze all parliamentary activities for 30 days, to lift the immunity of all MPs and to dismiss Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi.

Source: TAP News Agency