Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden hailed the outcome of the Tunisian-Egyptian economic forum, stressing the importance of the role of the private sector in enhancing cooperation and creating partnerships between Egyptian and Tunisian businessmen.
Bouden’s remarks came during a word that she gave on Friday 13/05/2022 at a news conference held with her Egyptian counterpart Moustafa Madbouli at the end of the activities of the 17th session of the Egyptian-Tunisian Higher Committee in Tunis.
She thanked all Egyptian and Tunisian ministers who participated in the committee’s meetings and prepared for them in the past period.
She also called for boosting cooperation with Egypt in food security and health domains, noting that the coronavirus pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian crisis stressed the urgent need to establish a real bilateral partnership in the two vital sectors.
The Tunisian premier thanked the Egyptian leadership and government for standing by her country in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
She noted that the Egyptian-Tunisian Higher Committee’s meeting provided an ideal opportunity for conducting an in-depth and overall evaluation of bilateral relations, as well as exploring ways to advance them.
Bouden praised the positive progress in Tunisian-Egyptian relations in the areas of trade, transport, agriculture, customs and social affairs, as well as culture and sports.
The Tunisian prime minister asserted the importance of making the best use of preferential frameworks that regulate trade exchange between the two countries, while removing all obstacles that might hinder the access of Tunisian and Egyptian commodities and products to markets.
She underlined the necessity of giving a greater role to the private sector and economic actors to push forward the Tunisian-Egyptian economic and trade relations.
Bouden expressed hope that the Egyptian-Tunisian Economic Forum will provide a starting point for cementing ties between economic actors in the two countries, as well as getting access to promising international common markets, notably the African one.
She concluded that the rapid global transformations and dangerous geostrategic developments require consolidating efforts and stepping up coordination at the bilateral level and in regional and international forums in order to confront them and limit their effects.
Source: State Information Service Egypt