Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, held talks in Cairo on Wednesday with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, Faisal Mekdad, on the occasion of their participation in the 160th ordinary session of the Council of the League of Arab States, held at ministerial level.

The talks focused on bilateral relations and the main items on the Council’s agenda, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The two ministers praised the relations between Tunisia and Syria and their common will to develop them. They also discussed the main Arab developments and partnership relations with regional and international gatherings.

The meeting made it possible to establish the compatibility of positions on the need to adhere to the values of justice and equality, to defend the right of States not to interfere in their internal affairs, to preserve their sovereignty and to protect their national unity.

The Foreign Minister also met in Cairo on Wednesday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Mohamed Salem Ould Marzouk, according to a second statement from the Foreign Ministry.

The two sides stressed their shared keenness to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields, especially agriculture, fisheries and tourism, and to elevate partnership relations to the highest level, with the need for good preparation for upcoming bilateral events.

They stressed the need to continue coordination and consultation on various regional and international issues of common interest within the Arab, African and UN frameworks in order to serve the common interests of the two countries.

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse