Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, held a meeting on Wednesday 25 December with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Egyptians Abroad, as part of his working visit to Egypt followed by an extended working session attended by delegations from both countries.
On this occasion, the two ministers reviewed the excellent historical Tunisian-Egyptian relations and expressed their strong desire to raise them to the highest standards, in line with the will of the two countries’ Heads of State, President Kaïs Saïd and Abdel Fattah al-Sissi.
Both sides commended the qualitative progress made in bilateral relations in recent years, especially following the historic visit of the President of the Republic to Egypt in April 2021, and the positive momentum that followed, as reflected in the high frequency of bilateral meetings and the strengthening of cooperation in various fields.
Both parties underscored the importance of making the most of the existing cooperation frameworks between the two countries and maintaining the regularity of holding joint bilateral entitlements through the elaboration of a practical roadmap to implement these orientations, as well as the willingness to further accelerate the pace of bilateral cooperation in the fields of investment and trade and to make the most of the promising potential offered by both countries.
The two ministers also discussed recent developments and rapid changes in the region, exchanged views on various Arab, African and Mediterranean issues of common concern, and agreed on the need to step up consultations and unify positions on these issues in order to strengthen the pillars of security and stability in all the regions to which their countries belong.
He stressed the need for a truce to end the suffering of the brotherly people of Palestine, unconditional humanitarian assistance and support for their just cause to regain their legitimate historical rights, including the establishment of their independent state in all their territories with Al-Quds as its capital.
TunisianMonitorOnline (NejiMed)
