Nabil Ammar meets with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations

Tunis: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, welcomed Tunisia's valuable contribution to the various UN peacekeeping missions. Lacroix, who is making a working visit to Tunisia on June 10 and 11, expressed the consideration of the UN side regarding the responsiveness and flexibility of the Tunisian authorities in processing requests for cooperation in maintaining security and peace, reads a press release of the ministry. During his meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Nabil Ammar in Tunis, he commended the professionalism, the initiative spirit and the degree of discipline shown by Tunisian employees who have currently joined five United Nations peacekeeping missions deployed in Africa. He called for increasing the presence of Tunisians in management positions, particularly Tunisian women. The Foreign Minister underlined the importance Tunisia attaches to its participation in UN peacekeeping operations in order to respect the objectives and principles of the Un ited Nations in maintaining security and of international peace. The minister warned of the threats facing peacekeepers in several conflict zones around the world. He recalled that "Tunisia will always remain a country of peace which seeks to provide solutions and foster dialogue," urging the international community to stop the aggression of the Zionist entity against innocent civilians in Gaza. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse