Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, met with his Rwandan counterpart Vincent Biruta in Lusaka. Nabil Ammar was leading the Tunisian delegation to the 22nd Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), hosted by the Zambian capital, from June 6 to 8.
The meeting discussed the bilateral relations and means to strengthen and develop them in a way that achieves the common interest, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release Friday.
The two Ministers highlighted the privileged relations of bilateral cooperation, particularly on the economic front, referring to the development projects implemented by Tunisian companies in Rwanda, such as the rural electrification project undertaken by the Tunisian Electricity and Gas International Company (STEG International Services), worth around 150 million dollars.
On the other hand, the ministers agreed on the need to organise the first meeting of the Joint Commission in order to establish a legal framework to regulate bilateral relations and thus facilitate the exploration of new avenues of cooperation in various areas of common interest.
In this regard, they discussed the possibility of convening joint sector-based committees that would accelerate the pace of trade and economic exchange, particularly in the fields of energy, agriculture, tourism, health and banking.
Finally, the two ministers exchanged invitations for work visits to the two countries and agreed to intensify meetings between businesspersons and organise business forums.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse