Tunisia, Egypt to sign a joint foreign trade area

A Tunisian diplomat said yesterday that his country had given top priority to developing relations with Cairo "in view of Egypt's distinguished political weight."

Yosef Al Moqadem, Tunisia's ambassador in Cairo, added: "What has been achieved at the level of bilateral ties constitutes a good ground for the meetings of the joint Egyptian - Tunisian cooperation committee due early next year under the co-chairmanship of premiers of both countries," Al Akhbar daily said today.