Tunisia, Walker's second station in Arab Maghreb

The US under secretary of state for Middle East and North Africa affairs, Edward Walker, arrived on Thursday in Tunisia, his second leg in a tour he had started on Wednesday in Algeria in the countries of the Arab Maghreb states.

A US diplomatic source in Tunisia said that Walker will hold diplomatic talks with the Tunisian officials on the development of bilateral relations, the Middle East peace process and the situation in the Arab Maghreb.

The US official will be also with the Tunisian President Zine al-Abidin Ben Ali.

After Tunisia, Walker will head for Morocco, his third and last station in his current tour of the Arab Maghreb.