Tunisian president confers with French Foreign minister

Tunisian President Zein al-Abidin Bin Ali on Monday in Tunis received the French Foreign minister Hubert Vedrine.

Following the meeting, the French foreign minister said that France pins great hope on the French- Tunisian consultations concerning the current condition and its possible developments and implications.

The French minister also noted the importance of continued consultations between France and other Arab Maghreb sides amid the current critical conditions that followed the tragic incidents of September 11. Vedrine added that the main preoccupation at the meantime is to fight terrorism firmly and strongly. He stressed the rejection of both France and Tunisia to mix between Islam and terrorism.