FCO Minister announces plans for further cooperation with Tunisia


(MENAFNEditorial) LONDON United-Kingdom November 3 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood announces plans for further cooperation at UK-Tunisia Bilateral Forum.

Following the UK-Tunisia Bilateral Forum Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood said:

'I am delighted to have hosted Tunisian Deputy Foreign Minister Gouia at the UK-Tunisia Bilateral Forum today the first since Tunisia's 2011 revolution. I warmly welcome our greater cooperation. The UK has strongly supported Tunisia's successful democratic transition which has become a model for the region. Together we look forward to further strengthening ties across a wide range of sectors to our countries' shared benefit.

'I committed the UK to providing further counter-terrorist equipment and training; sharing expertise in public-private partnerships and developing regulatory frameworks in the energy sector; and supporting the establishment of a branch of Brighton University in Tunisia and English language learning. We also held productive discussions on a range of regional issues including Libya Iraq and Syria.'


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