ALGIERS- The Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jerandi, hailed, in Oran (western Algeria) as part of his participation in the works of the 8th High-level Conference on Peace and Security in Africa, taking place as of this Thursday, the ancient Algerian-Tunisian relations, highlighting that these ties are constantly developing.
“It is an additional opportunity for this council to meet in Oran with the non-permanent African members of the UN Security Council and several officials of the United Nations and senior officials of the African Union for consultation, dialogue and coordination on all issues that concern Africa in all fields, especially issues related to security, peace and development”, he added.
In this regard, the Tunisian head of diplomacy considered that “this conference is an opportunity to exchange views on effective means that serve the interests of Africa and the two countries, and to come up with proposals that both countries will follow in the diplomatic endeavours at the level of the UN Security Council and the African Peace and Security Council as well”.
He asserted that Algeria, the host of this continental meeting, “is a forerunner in developing all appropriate frameworks for dialogue, at both Arab and African levels, and recently at the level of countries neighbouring Libya”.