Interior Minister holds talks with Algerian counterpart on development of border regions

Interior Minister Kamel Feki held talks in Algiers on Monday with his Algerian counterpart, Brahim Merad, on the inaugural meeting of the joint commission for the development and upgrading of border regions. The talks, attended by senior Tunisian and Algerian officials, highlighted the strong relations between the two nations and their shared history, according to a statement from the ministry. Emphasis was also placed on the need to work together to implement development projects in the border governorates and to strengthen cooperation in the fight against terrorism, organised crime and irregular migration. Minister Feki is taking an active part in the first meeting of the Joint Commission for the development and upgrading of border regions, which began on Monday and will continue until Tuesday, in the presence of the governors of the Tunisian and Algerian border regions. He stressed the progress of bilateral cooperation and the need to raise it to the level of the aspirations of the two nations and the ir peoples. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse