Tunis: Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mounir Ben Rjiba reaffirmed Tunisia’s commitment to its partnership with Germany and the European Union on the basis of mutual respect, in order to give a fresh dynamic to bilateral relations.
Ben Rjiba, who made a working visit to Berlin on May 7, was speaking at a meeting with his his German counterpart, Dr. Thomas Bagger, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.
The two sides welcomed the fruitful cooperation established between Tunisia and Germany, which is characterised by its “density and diversity.”
They also agreed to intensify high-level visits with the aim to strengthen political dialogue ‘in order to give a new impetus to the partnership between the two countries in a regional and international context marked by geopolitical unrest.’
Bagger stressed Germany’s strategic interest in its relations with Tunisia, as part of a forward-looking win-win partnership.
The two Ministers exchanged views on the ma
in regional and international issues of common interest.
Secretary of State Ben Rjiba reaffirmed, in this regard, Tunisia’s firm principled position in favour of the Palestinian just cause.
He reiterated Tunisia’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in order to put an end to the genocide committed by the occupying entity against Palestinian civilians and allow unconditional and unhindered access of humanitarian aid.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse