correspondent Leila Ben Brahim)- Premier Ahmed Hachani headed Tuesday to Algiers on a two-day working visit. This is his first foreign visit since taking office in August. The Prime Minister is leading a high-level delegation to works of the 22nd session of the Tunisia-Algeria High Joint Commission. The delegation includes Interior Minister Kamel Feki, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Nabil Ammar, Finance Minister Sihem Namsia and Economy and Planning Minister Samir Saïed. Minister of Social Affairs Malek Ezzahi, Minister of Trade and Export Development Kalthoum Ben Rejeb, Transport Minister Rabie Majidi and Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Mohamed Moez Belhassine are also part of the delegation. A business forum is also on the agenda along with bilateral meetings, mainly with Algerian opposite number Aymen ben Abderrahmane. Hachani met last September 12 with Algerian ambassador Azzouz Baal in the runup to the joint commission meeting. Emphasis was laid on the need to foster a strategic and equal partnership. This 22nd session is a step forward towards boosting cooperation in various fields with a view to taking relations to the level of strategic partnership. This session is taking place as both countries seek to give a fresh start to cooperation in various fields and trade which amounted to TND 2.64 billion in H1 of 2023. Tunisia played host to the 21st session of the Tunisia-Algeria High Joint Commission in March 2017. Eight legal texts and bilateral programmes were signed in several areas, including the fight against terrorism, organised crime and illegal migration, employment, religious affairs, youth and sport.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse