Tunisia to hold two high joint commission meetings with Congo and DRC

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Tunis (UNA-OIC) – Tunisia is holding two high joint commission meetings with the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa), under the chairmanship of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Othman Jerandi.

The first will be held on December 3-4 in Brazzaville and the second in Kinshasa on December 6-8, the Tunisian Ambassador to these two countries, Bouzekri Rmili, told Agence Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) on Saturday.

“These two meetings are eagerly awaited since the last sessions were held in October 2008 and June 1989, respectively,” he said, adding that they should enrich the legal framework governing bilateral relations and discuss ways to boost cooperation and partnership.

The Tunisian diplomat said the partnership agreements to be signed with the Republic of Congo will cover the areas of posts, new information and technologies communication, industry and SMEs, in addition to social affairs, youth, sport and culture.

The Tunisian Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation and the Congolese Agency for the Development of SMEs will also sign a cooperation agreement.

Rmili recalled that no visit by a Tunisian official has been made to Brazzaville (Congo) since 2009 (the Secretary of State for Foreign Trade).

Regarding DRC, agreements are expected to be signed in the fields of Air Transport (initialed in Tunis on April 16, 2018), besides considering enhanced cooperation in social promotion, and agreements in the fields of hydrocarbons, vocational training and continuing education, in addition to cooperation in the field of tourism.

There are also other draft agreements that are being negotiated and may be signed in the context of these two high joint commission meetings.

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