Egyptian prime minister in Tunisia

The Egyptian prime minister Atif Obeid arrived on Thursday in Tunisia in an official visit which will last for two days during which he will, together with his Tunisian Counterpart Muhammad al-Ghanoushi, preside over the 9th meetings of the joint Tunisian- Egyptian- higher committee.

Obeid is accompanied by a high ranking delegation including several Egyptian cabinet ministers.

The two sides hopes that meetings of the 9th session will contribute to giving a push forward to the relations between the two states in various fields and to developing their partnership and commercial exchange.