Seven cooperation agreements were signed, on Tuesday in Tunis, between Tunisia and Italy in several areas including energy, education and decentralisation, TAP reports.
At a press briefing following the first meeting of the Tunisian-Italian Higher Council of Strategic Partnership, Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, signed the joint declaration of the first meeting of the Tunisian-Italian Higher Council of Strategic Partnership between Tunisia and Italy on the prospects for the bilateral partnership in the coming period.
Another agreement was signed between Tunisia and Italy on strengthening the Elmed electricity transmission infrastructure to promote energy exchanges between Europe and North Africa, the same source said.
This agreement will enable the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company and the Italian Electricity Company to effectively launch the project by 2023.
Funded by the European Union by 600 million euros, the first tranche of this project received an estimated Italian contribution of 5 million euros to prepare the studies needed to carry out this project.
Besides, an agreement was signed between Tunisia and Italy on the conversion of the second tranche of Tunisian debts into investment projects worth €25 million from 2020 to finance part of the integrated development project in El Mohdeth in the El Faouar delegation, according to TAP.
This project consists in developing 1,000 hectares for palm plantation for a budget of 155 million dinars. Italy has contributed 500,000 euros to finance the study specific to this project.
This project consists in developing 1,000 hectares for palm plantation for a budget of 155 million dinars. Italy has contributed 500,000 euros to finance the study specific to this project.
A memorandum of understanding on the improvement of school infrastructure and services in primary schools through a credit of 25 million euros was also signed.
Another MoU on the implementation of a programme to strengthen decentralisation in Tunisia in the form of a grant of 25 million euros for the construction and equipping of 31 new municipalities was inked by both sides.
The Tunisian and Italian ministries of foreign affairs also signed a MoU on the training of diplomats.
A memorandum of understanding on the Tunisian-Italian borderless savings account project was also inked.
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