Day: April 24, 2018

Thirty thousand tonnes of additional Tunisian olive oil to be exported to Europe

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Thirty thousand more tonnes of Tunisian olive oil will be exported over two years to Europe, Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker announced Tuesday in Brussels. An agreement was reached between Tunisia and the EU Tuesday, allowing the export of an additional 30 thousand tonnes of Tunisian olive oil over two years to the European market, bringing the total quantity to 95 thousand tonnes of olive oil exported to Europe, Juncker said at a joint press conference. With this measure, the European Union has…

Chahed in Brussels: Major national reforms topping agenda of his visit

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Prime Minister Youssef Chahed started a working visit, April 23-27, in the Benelux countries: Belgium-Netherlands-Luxembourg. Upon his arrival in Brussels, he was received by European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini. According to Adviser to the Prime Minister in charge of Diplomatic Affairs Tarek Ben Salem, the meeting focused on the major reforms undertaken by Tunisia, the current municipal elections, the EU’s classification of Tunisia among the countries likely to be heavily exposed to money laundering and terrorist financing, counter-terrorism and irregular emigration. The two…

Korea, Tunisia Hold Joint Commission For ‘thriving, Full-fledged’ Ties

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South Korea and Tunisia held a joint commission meeting on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation and upgrade their relationship to “thriving and full-fledged ties. South Korea and Tunisia held a joint commission meeting on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation and upgrade their relationship to “thriving and full-fledged ties.” “We noted with satisfaction that Korea and Tunisia have fostered thriving relations in all fields, including the political, economic, development cooperation and cultural areas since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1969,” Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said at the opening of the 10th Korea-Tunisia Joint Commission. It was held…